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To: Rambi who wrote (13315)	10/7/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Respond to of 71178

penni, It is with deepest empathy I read of your trials and tribulations with the wretched and loathsome moths, and I feel acutely your despair. Try putting bay leaves in your drygoods. I know such is effective in keeping weevils out of flour, and it might work in discouraging other pest infestations. Surprisingly, the bay leaves do not impugn the integrity of foodstuffs of lesser pungency. In other words, your sugar cookies will not taste of bay leaves. As for the probability that these moths will tire of Cheerios and migrate to your clothes closet to make Swiss cheese out of your garments, there is no better preventative than whole cloves. Holly

To: Rambi who wrote (13315)	10/7/1998 7:34:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

We hav'em too, but until now we were too Ashamed to admit it. We keep our dry goods in those Mason jars. One thing I heard helps with a contaminated item: Freeze it overnight.

To: Rambi who wrote (13315)	10/7/1998 7:35:00 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 71178

It's a small world after all. Maybe if you played that they would leave. But no Penni, everyone has them. They are like zits. We all pinch and preen our kitchens like so many blackheads, but never admit the problem. I think they are a certain harmonizing force in the environment. They tell me more surely than any note system or package dating that food has been in the kitchen too long. As moths they are pretty slow witted (I think they invest in penny stocks) and are easy targets for my ninja fly swatter moves, inner complexity notwithstanding. The ceiling and walls of the kitchen are festooned with little dark marks where each has met its maker. They are like so many "Kill" decals painted on the fuselage of my kitchen. A day with three or more kills is never a bad day. But my white walls at this point are best described as dotted. It's been a long war.