We’ve recently recovered from an infestation of pantry moths. You know the ones — they have iridescent wings and leave marks on your walls if you squash them. They eat and breed in your flour and other grains in your pantry and are a pain to get rid of. We got rid of ours by throwing away anything that possibly may have been infested and then making sure all of our new flour and grains were securely sealed in plastic or glass containers.

Today I was trying to get to the cable cord in the attic knee wall and moved a bag of birdseed. Out flew a pantry moth, so I quickly tossed the bag of birdseed out the window, planning to throw it in the trash bin when I was outside. I worried a little about the moth, but figured that since he flew into the knee wall he’d die before finding the flour 4 stories below him. Also I saw only one fly out of the bag. As long as it wasn’t a female carrying eggs, I figured we were safe.

Later I went outside below the attic window and looked for the bag of birdseed. I couldn’t find it so asked Dean if he threw it away. He said no. I asked where it was.

He said he put it in the pantry. I checked and it was there, right next to the flour and above the rice and below the pasta. Oh, and it was open.

Crap.