Safer Brand 05140 The Pantry Pest Trap, 2 Traps

by Safer

Product Features

• Use at the first sign of infestation to control moths and their larvae brought into your home in flour, grains and bird seed
• Pantry Pest kill the larvae and eradicate the population by attracting and trapping the males, thereby breaking the breeding cycle
• Each pantry moth trap offers 1000 square feet of protection
• Features a time released pheromone that will last upwards of 3 months
• Organic and safe for use around pets and children

Product Details

See the instructional manual for this product [PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 4 x 5.5 inches ; 2.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HJ7AIY
• Item model number: 05140
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (121 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #9 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Pest Control > Traps > Insect Traps
  • #67 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Mowers & Outdoor Power

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take back control of your pantry and your house with Safer Brand Pantry Pest twin-pack of pantry moth traps, which offers an economical and convenient natural pest control solution to moths flying around your kitchen and pantry. By using an effective pheromone to attract and trap males, Pantry Pest effectively breaks the breeding cycle to provide a quick and long lasting solution.

Pantry pests include meal moths, grain moths, flour moths, and seed moths that feed on cereal, flour, seeds, grain, pet food and dried fruit. They can be carried inside your home by groceries or an open window may be the entrance for an adult moth. Once they are inside your home, they seek out food and lay their larvae inside food packages or in the tiny spaces of a food cabinet, resulting in a full-blown infestation.

Using a time released formula, one trap will keep your pantry free from pests for over 3 months. Each trap will control 1000 square feet and should be used at the first sign of infestation.

How to Assemble

Remove one of the lures from its protective packet. With circle facing the inside of the trap, insert lure per illustration on trap back.

Trap Placement

• Place the trap near the problem area, generally where dried foodstuffs are stored. Locations include the basement, pantry, kitchen or garage.
• Choose a location where the trap will get the most air circulation, but where it will not be damaged by swinging doors or foot traffics.
• The moths will find the trap when the trap is placed within 10 feet of the infested food source.
• Be sure to only use one trap per 1000 square feet. Using more then one trap can actually confuse the males and prevent them from entering into the trap. Using more then one trap can actually have an adverse effect on the product's effectiveness

Removal and Disposal

The lure should last at least three months. Check trap weekly to determine if it is full or excessively dirty. Discard when full. To discard, wrap trap in newspaper and dispose in household trash.

Product Description

Safe nontoxic and long lasting. A solution for pests that contaminate food products. The wood grained traps are ready to use. These traps lure grain moths, flour moths, meal moths, and seed moths. Includes 2 traps and 2 lures.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally.... our pantry moth problem is FIXED!!, February 20, 2007

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Lora Lease "Quiverfull Mom" (Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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We had been plagued with pantry moths for MONTHS, and were getting at our wits ends. They were everywhere! I checked every food item we had and threw some away, cleaned the cupboards, but nothing I did even put a dent in the amount of moths we had. When I found some information online about these pantry moth traps, I then came here to Amazon to read the reviews. I was torn after reading that the newer versions were said to not work, but I was also desperate. When I received this, I set up one of the traps in our kitchen on top of one of the hanging cabinets, and was amazed that in only about a week, our problem was solved! I wish I would have tried this at the beginning and saved us a LOT of stress. I would HIGHLY recommend these traps to anyone... they work!

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get rid of pantry moths, September 6, 2005

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K. Broderick "bug buster" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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If your pantry is inundated with moths (or weevil-types) - this trap will take care of the moths that hatch after you clean out your pantry. With the long life cycle that these pests have - you need something to catch new ones. Even if you clean out your food and put everything kept in storage containers there may still be some rogue eggs (you would be amazed at what these pests like to lay their eggs in!) I found eggs in clean brown lunch sacks. It wouldn't even be unreasonable to use these traps before you have a pest problem. Very safe!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best way to use pest traps, July 1, 2007

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Albert Danner (Boston, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

Yes, the moth pheromone wafers are very effective at attracting moths. No, the traps are not very good at catching them. I have tried these, and many similar brands, all with the same problem. Here's what you do: Buy the pest trap. Take out the pheromone wafer and throw away the rest. Buy a fly paper ribbon (maybe fifty cents) and hang it up. Stick the two pheromone wafers on the fly ribbon, about a foot apart. This will catch meal moths for weeks, and will stay sticky even with dozens of moths on it.