I cannot find the source of these things in my pantry, and my house is very small so they're everywhere. The traps are cheap and nonpoisonous, so why not try them?

Before I could get the first one folded, they were flying at me and followed it straight into the pantry. I left the door open because they just kept coming.

So there's a swarm in the kitchen, and I got the idea of taping an unfolded one on a cabinet door. They kamikaze'd themselves on to that one.

When I woke up the next morning, there weren't any flying, on the walls, or on the ceiling. I still can't find where they're nested, but I'm going to keep the traps out for however long it takes to trap them as adults and reproduction stops.

Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly or they'll follow you around.

I ordered these traps to help deal with a moth infestastation and they arrived within 24 hours. After cleaning out my pantry cupboard I placed one inside and immediately a moth flew from nearby directly into the trap while I watched!

I got an email from the seller when they shipped the moth traps. It outlined the several points that I have learned the slow way in my pantry-moth-adventure. Here is what they sent as an email and it applies to almost any moth trap you will set up:

First, we wanted to double check if you were using the traps for pantry moths and not clothes moths. The pheromone in the traps you purchased is specific to pantry type moths and does not work with the type of moths in a clothes closet environment. We have had customers in the past that have tried to use these Pantry Moth Traps in a clothes closet environment, so we just want to make sure that your problem is pantry moths, not clothes moths.

Second, and very important, make sure that you remove the protective covering from the inside surface of the traps before you assemble and place the traps. We've had a couple of customers not realize that they needed to take this step so just wanted to make sure you know to remove the protective covering.

The way the trap works is that the pheromone attracts and traps only the male moth to end the mating cycle and stop new moths from being born. There are typically a lot more female moths than male moths in a population of moths. Female moths will not be attracted to the pheromone and will not fly into the trap, so you could see female moths flying around even after you place the traps and start catching male moths.

Also, when you first open our trap, the air can potentially become saturated with the pheromone as the brand-new fresh pheromone is released, depending on the conditions of where the moth traps are placed. With that, the male moths won't be attracted specifically to the trap until the initial saturation of the air with the pheromone dissipates, which can take hours to days depending on the environment where you place the trap. The mating cycle will still be interrupted due to the air being saturated with the pheromone such that the male moths won't tend to find the female moths. But you won't see the physical result of male moths being caught in the traps. Again, after the initial saturation of the pheromone in the air dissipates, the male moths should start seeking out and getting stuck in the trap.

Lastly, more isn't better when it comes to Pantry Moth Traps. If you place too many moth traps in a small area, it could confuse the male moths and lead to poorer performance of the traps instead of trapping more moths. One trap for each pantry is enough!

Easy to assemble and very effective.

Well, I never thought I'd be reviewing a freaking pantry moth trap. Until a couple months ago, I didn't even know what a pantry moth was. However, we found some forgotten wild rice that had been eaten up and a moth flew out when my wife opened the bag. So, a little research later led me to these pheromone traps. I put it in the pantry and about a week later I looked inside and found a moth! I was so surprised because we haven't seen any other ones since the first one. It was more of a precaution.

Well, look at the photo from today. Just a couple months later and there are a bunch in there. I have never even seen one flying around. But it 100% works. Just follow the instructions because I started to put out a bunch and they said it confuses them, so just one for an area. There is zero smell, by the way. Highly recommended!