DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your efforts to help are appreciated. I have three questions.

Years ago there was a bag of birdseed that was stupidly brought inside the house. In the bag were feed/pantry moths. Even with constant vigilance with a fly swatter and sticky moth traps, some always seem to survive. Ideas? Cedar doesn’t work.

Has anyone got a good squash-apple soup recipe? BJ’s sold a wonderful frozen soup, but oftentimes it isn’t available.

And, finally, when does Fast Eddie’s open for the spring and summer? — L., Auburn

ANSWER: Several online sites offer tips on ridding yourself of these pests, including pantrymothtrap.com and ehow.com.

To really get rid of these pests, it sounds as if you’d best prepare yourself for a lot of hard work and a few tears as you throw away what might be perfectly good but potentially infected food for both you or your pets.

For readers who might not be familiar with pantry moths, the following comes from pantrymothtrap.com:

“The obvious signs of moth infestation is adult pantry moths who fly around mostly at night. Once you have seen an adult pantry moth in flight, head for the nearest food sources, and start looking for cocoon webbing, or worm-like moth larvae in very old dry food products. Check around edges of cupboards and food storage areas for webbing, or just open a plastic container or cereal box and notice an adult pantry moth fly out. In any of theses cases you can be you have a moth problem. The type of moth is not really important, because the main types of pantry moths are all from the same pyralidae family, and the techniques for effective control of pantry moths are all the same.”

The method for eliminating these critters involves three stages:

1. Throwing away all infected food, including pet food and birdseed. Remove food from both the house and garage, wrapping it in plastic bags and putting it outside immediately.

2. Thoroughly cleaning all shelves and cupboards, including vacuuming crevices.

3. Protecting from further infestation by placing all foods in airtight containers, such as metal canisters, screw top containers (Sun Spots uses old jars, such as from pickles, salsa and spaghetti sauce) and doubled zipper bags to store dry goods, including sweet treats such as candy. Another way to protect food is to place it in the freezer.

As for the soup recipe, readers, can you help?

Lastly, Fast Eddie’s. Sun Spots drives by that drive-in restaurant regularly, and the sign out front says “open soon.” Their phone isn’t turned on, so Sun Spots will keep an eye out for them to post a date or show up.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On May 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jody’s Weekend Warriors will once again hold their annual Relay for Life yard sale. Relay for Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

Cancer never sleeps, and the goal at relay is to have a team member on the track walking at all times through the night.

This is the fifth year that Jody’s Weekend Warriors have participated. The team was started by Erica, who wanted to find a way to honor her dad, who passed away from the disease.

Although our team is small, we have raised more than $10,000. The yard sale will be held at 420 Ridge Road in Lisbon, with a rain date of May 12. Donations are welcomed.

For more information, contact Erica at 212-3713, or me at 353-8579, [email protected]. — Trudy, Lisbon

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