Janie - Indian meal moths are huge pests here in Southern California and I also must take extreme measures to keep from having a seriuous infestation.

I have found that the most likely carriers of the eggs or larvae are usually baking mixes from the supermarket or pasta. With pasta it seems to be the kind that comes in cardboard boxes. With baking mixes, even if they come in cello-bags inside the boxes, they can still contain larvae cuz them nasty little larvae gots sharp teefers and can chomp their way in via itsy bitsy holes. Cornmeal and corn based mixes are the WORST offenders with cake mizes coming in a close second.

I store all my moth-likely foods in airtight containers that I then seal up with clear plastic packing tape. i date the items with the day I sealed it as well as the date it was purchased and the palce it came from in the event of infestation. That way if I open it up and see dead adults, I know they arrived as eggs or larvae in that food product.

I also use moth traps. I know that various websites claim that the sticky traps are inneffective and for years I believed that. then I finally bought some when Gardens Alive was having a $25 off $25 purcahse discount code special and I got a bunch for free. Man oh man what a difference a half dozen traps in the kitchen can make! I have them up near every cupboard, over the sink and over the trash can. I replace them every couple of weeks or sooner if need be and it has kept my foods reasonably moth-free ever since I began using them.

I'll come b ack here and post a link to the place that sells them. Their cockroach traps are great too - no pesticides either. Here in los Angeles we have "water Bugs" which are just huge mexican cockroaches and everyone has 'em no matter how clean you keep your home. Using the raps helps keep them to a bare minimum and the plus is your pets can't be harmed from them.