On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we chat with entomology specialist Sarah Hughson about pantry pests. Sarah dives into what to do about moths in your cereal and “maggots” in your flour. Still hungry? We also dig into cockroaches and ants. Put down the spatula because you won’t want to miss this episode! Plus your questions:

What are those small moths flying around the kitchen and how do we get rid of them?

Should you be spraying your pantry with bug killer? (Spoiler: it’s not a good idea)

Will carpenter ants in a dead tree stump outside come into my house?

I keep getting worms in my apples on my backyard apple trees. How can I get worm-free apples?

I bought some Rid-X now I have tiny bugs crawling everywhere! Are they from the Rid-X?

Questions about pesticides? Need to become a licensed pesticide applicator in Illinois? Check out the Pesticide Safety and Education website. https://extension.illinois.edu/psep/psep-homepage

Register now for the 85th annual Pest Management Conference host by Purdue University https://www.extension.entm.purdue.edu/urbanconference/

Geared toward commercial growers, but still chocked full of good information for any tree fruit gardener the 2019-2020 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Hort/pages/sfg_sprayguide.aspx

Check out Ken’s article on common pantry pests https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/common_pantry_pests.pdf

Want to watch the podcast? You can on YouTube https://youtu.be/TYHS4MdgFnU

Contact the hosts

Ken Johnson [email protected]

Katie Parker [email protected]

Chris Enroth [email protected]