Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
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Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
1850+ Reviews
4.9 Rating
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Moth control for Midlands homes. Pantry moths breed in stored food and clothes moths feed on natural fibres,
so the first thing we do is establish which one you actually have.
The two are completely different problems with completely different fixes. Pantry moths come home in a package of flour, cereal, rice, pet food or birdseed, and develop on your shelf.
Clothes moths are the quieter problem. The larvae feed on wool, silk, cashmere and other natural fibres in stored clothing, and by the time you notice the damage the source has usually been active for months.
Years of Local Service
local & Family-Owned Since 1955
Modern Exterminating has been the longest-standing, local and family-owned pest control company serving the area since 1955. Now in its third generation, the company runs by a simple standard, a PHD in customer care: professional, honest, and dependable, on every visit.
Establish which moth it is, find the source, remove or treat it, and set up storage that stops it recurring.
We identify the species and search for the source, in stored food for pantry moths or stored textiles for clothes moths.
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The two need different handling, so the plan follows the identification rather than the other way round.
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Treatment directed at the source and harborage, kept away from food surfaces where pantry moths are involved.
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Storage and rotation guidance, which for both species is most of the long term answer.
Modern Exterminating stands behind every visit. If a problem returns within a reasonable time after treatment, we come back and address it at no extra charge.
Quick answers on telling the two apart, where the source usually hides, and whether mothballs are worth using.
Indian meal moths have a distinctive two-tone wing, pale near the head and coppery at the tip. The larvae leave silky webbing in and around infested food.
Small, plain and avoid light. The larvae feed on wool, silk and cashmere in stored clothing, and the damage appears as irregular holes.
Where you find them tells you. Flying around the kitchen points to pantry moths. In closets and stored clothing points to clothes moths.
Only in a sealed container at sufficient concentration, which a closet is not. Loose mothballs in a wardrobe mostly produce the smell without the effect.
Indian meal moths are the most common pantry pest by a wide margin. You usually notice the adults flying in the kitchen before you find the source, and the larvae crawl surprising distances to pupate, leaving cocoons on ceilings and in cabinet corners far from the food.
Clothes moths are less common but more expensive. Webbing and casemaking clothes moths feed on keratin in wool, silk, cashmere and feathers. Stored, undisturbed and dark is exactly what they want, which is why the damage shows up in the back of a closet.
Storage is most of the answer for both species.
For pantry moths the source is often outside the kitchen entirely: pet food, birdseed or a rarely used spice.
Where you find them. Flying around the kitchen and pantry points to pantry moths. In closets, stored clothing and natural fibre textiles points to clothes moths.
Only in a sealed container where the vapour can build to sufficient concentration. Loose in an open closet they mostly produce the smell without much of the effect.
Appointment length depends on the treatment and property. Our team will explain what to expect, provide an arrival window, and call on the way.
Modern uses low-toxicity, professional products and follows service-specific safety requirements. Some treatments require people or pets to stay out of treated areas until the materials are dry or for a specified period.