From the Orient

Little pests have invaded our house. No, not the presenters of “House Invaders (BBC - Homes - House Invaders)”:http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/houseinvaders/, not that bad. No, in one of our cupboards last night we discovered Flour Moths. I think they are the Mediterranean variety to be precise.

For the past week, I noticed a small moth fly past in the kitchen. “Oh look, a moth,” I’d idly think. Then a couple of days ago, I though, “Oh look, two moths”, and then yesterday, “Oh look, five moths; that is more than normal”. Checking in the cupboard we found grubs and coccoons of about 30 of the little pests. All removed, all food near the moths removed (it was cooking stuff like flour, suger and baking powder rather than tins of baked beans), shelves and surfaces cleaned violiently, all the while my itchiness increased.

I hope I’ve got rid of them all. This morning we found one moth on the wall, but I’m hoping that had been out having fun whilst its home had been demolished. The poor homeless creature was sent on moth heaven with a prayer and a rolled up newspaper.

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