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“What’s Eating You 2?” Mothmageddon
beans, biscuits, and coffee substitute. Essentially, if it’s in your kitchen cupboard they’ll have a go!
• WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
The moths live in dark food cupboards. They can lay their eggs directly onto food, inside cupboard hinges, inside cracks in the wood, on top of cans, on the underside of screw-top lids, and on the inside and outside of food packaging, etc. Mature larvae may travel some distance away from the food cupboard to pupate so can be found throughout your house.
(To learn more about the moths feasting on your food, see Chapter 5: The Moths Munching On Your Food.)
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