How Do You Get Rid Of Weevils (Flour Bugs)?
• Stay calm. You won’t get much done if you are shrieking and acting all grossed out. The bugs do not bite, sting, and are not harmful.’; } s += “”; document.write(s); return; } google_ad_channel = ‘+7733764704+1640266093+9911500640+4989269770+8962074949+8941458308+0782835788+7122150828’ + xchannels + gchans; google_ad_client = “pub-9543332082073187”; google_ad_output = ‘js’; google_ad_type = ‘text’; google_feedback = ‘on’; google_ad_region = “test”; google_ad_format = ‘250x250_as’; //–> • Remove all food from cabinet. Throw away all contaminated food, and any food that might be contaminated. ( Would you rather buy more food, or have bugs in your food?) • Remove shelf paper (if necessary). Wipe all areas clean with soapy water. Get all corners and crevices. • Rinse with water. Bleach, if preferable. • Reline shelves with shelf paper. • Put all food back. Place a few bay leaves in cabinet, to prevent bugs. In the future, when buying flour, or any other food suspectful of bugs, put it i
• Freeze the flour. As soon as you bring flour home, seal it inside a freezer bag and put it in the freezer for 96 hours (four days).[1] Remove and store as usual. The freezing process will kill off any eggs and weevils already present in the flour. • Place a dried bay leaf in each container or bag of stored flour. This will discourage weevil infestation.[2] • Keep flour in canister type containers with lids.[3] Storing flour in a container with a lid can prevent spread of weevil infestations through the pantry. • Use flour regularly. Leaving flour in the pantry too long will encourage pest infestation. The faster it is used, the fresher it is, and the fewer the chances for infestation. • Purchase only the amounts of flour that you’ll use within a month or two. Any more than this and you risk weevil infestation. • Rotate older products to the front and newer ones to the back so that you’re always using up older products first. • If you discover an infestation, stay calm. You won’t get
