Moth larvae in tea?
Posted: Jul 14th, '13, 01:11
Hi guys, new here. Wasn't too sure if I should post under this board or the general tea board, but this one's probably the safer bet.
One of my cupboards recently got infested with moth larvae, thanks to some unopened bags of rice. I stored my tea in the same cupboard, and I purged everything that looked suspect, but didn't inspect the tea, just put it back after wiping everything down.
This morning, I found one moth larvae in that cupboard on top of one of my fandom Adagio sampler set boxes. My question is-- is it possible for the moth larvae to go for tea? I inspected the box and the tins inside and didn't see any signs of the larvae getting in (e.g. any webbing or eggs), but now I'm paranoid. The thing is that I *just* got that sampler set and didn't get a chance to try all of the blends in there yet, and it cost a pretty penny for a grad student.
Have you guys experienced anything similar to this? If so, what should I do?
One of my cupboards recently got infested with moth larvae, thanks to some unopened bags of rice. I stored my tea in the same cupboard, and I purged everything that looked suspect, but didn't inspect the tea, just put it back after wiping everything down.
This morning, I found one moth larvae in that cupboard on top of one of my fandom Adagio sampler set boxes. My question is-- is it possible for the moth larvae to go for tea? I inspected the box and the tins inside and didn't see any signs of the larvae getting in (e.g. any webbing or eggs), but now I'm paranoid. The thing is that I *just* got that sampler set and didn't get a chance to try all of the blends in there yet, and it cost a pretty penny for a grad student.
Have you guys experienced anything similar to this? If so, what should I do?