chucknsam'smom
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Thought I'd give everyone a warning about storing things in those big plastic bins with the lids.
We have a few of them and keep them stowed in the over-cab bunk. No problem there, they never slide around and everything stays organized. One is for beach stuff, one is for books, one is for dog stuff. The doggie one just became a problem. We usually store toys, leashes, jackets, treats, etc., in there. We took a small trip last weekend and I discovered the dog bin was filled with moths. They had been eating the dog treats and laying eggs in the doggie jackets. Yuck! It had only been a month since the last time we were on a trip. Anyway, we had to wash everything and then go to mallwart and get mothballs...
I'm used to the RV being overrun with ants, but moth invasions are new to me. Blegh.
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bldrbuck
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I wonder how the moths got in that tub? We use those for storage but never had that type of problem. I guess we should carry a few mothballs. Thanks for the info.
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Chuck&Gail
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We never store food in our HTTTH. It invites mice, and where we live, might entice bears (or raccoons, or whatever).
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DutchmenSport
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Same thing happens with different kinds of bird feed. We've learned to store our bird feed in the freezer for a couple weeks before using it. Hard as they may try, the feed still has bug eggs that turn into little moths.
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jplunkett
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Those may have been pantry moths. These can infest dry food products and I swear I've gotten stuff from the stores that must have had them already in there.
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ron.dittmer
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You know the usual routine. All food in tuperware style, well sealed food containers. They generally work well for mice too.
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Socalocal
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All grain products have eggs in them. Given the right conditions of temp, humidity and time they begin to hatch. It probably from the dog food or treats. I've had to fumigate enough trailers of dog food, popcorn.... to make sure that my wife doesn't keep this stuff around to long.
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Paul B
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I'd put up with the moths long before I'd ever use mothballs!!!! (EKE) Actually the fumes from the balls can be toxic.
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Dakzuki
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bldrbuck wrote:I wonder how the moths got in that tub? We use those for storage but never had that type of problem. I guess we should carry a few mothballs. Thanks for the info.
I'm thinkin' the pests came in with the doggie treats.
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floridacamping
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Thanks for the tip! I bet they came from the store! I hope you got rid of all of the little buggers.
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