Comments on: Pantry Pests: Getting Rid Of Flour Bugs

By: Bria

Bria — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:54:20 +0000

I just looked it up, and appearently ,heat will kill them too. popping something suspicious in the microwave for 5 minutes is supposed to rid of them. (I say suspect, because obviouly if you can see them, you might as well toss it, those things cause E. Coli.)

By: Bria

Bria — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:49:43 +0000

My family’s always had a set of containers that we kept flour, sugar, and so forth inside. They snap shut, and were real cheap, adn it was clear so You can always see inside of it- plastic does a good job; we kept flour over the course of a year or so- maybe longer. They work well, and go with anything. I didn’t even know Weevils EXISTED until I saw someone’s bag of flour. my rule is use something you can hear snapping (not crinkling or clanking) shut. Ziplock, tupper-ware, stuff like that. NOT any kind of box, jar, paper or plastic(that isn’t ziplock) bag. Those all fall short.

By: Bria

Bria — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:41:45 +0000

1. Are you sure their weevils, and not some other pest and
2. Are the leaves damp or rotting in anyway?

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:46:00 +0000

The ones in my closet are EATING the bay leaves I thought they were suppose to hate those things?

By: mark

mark — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:38 +0000

I get ice cream in the gallon and two gallon tub containers. When the ice cream is gone I clean the empty tubs and reuse them for my different types of flour and meal. They make great shake n bake containers for whatever coating I wish to put on chicken, steak, fish, or livers and gizzards. mix the seasonings and flour and meat. put the lid on and shake like crazy. very handy and easy to clean in the dishwasher.

By: James Long

James Long — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:14:00 +0000

in today i need all the tip i can get

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:55:21 +0000

Wow, thanks for all the great information. I got weevils in my pantry for the first time ever last month. I wasn’t sure how to handle it so I ended up throwing away everything that was opened and disinfecting it with a vinegar/water solution. Wish I had thought of bleach.

I think I will give the freezing thing and the bay leaves a try from now on to make sure that they don’t come back.

By: Debbi

Debbi — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:44:22 +0000

I have never had a problem with weevils for I freeze my flour and cornmeals, etc. I leave them in the freezer and I keep a black permanent marker in the kitchen drawer to date mark my foods on they day they are put away. that way I can see what has become too old to keep. I also date mark opened and leftovero foods in the refrig.

By: Kim Perkins

Kim Perkins — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:30:52 +0000

I have a very bad weevil problem. I have cleaned my pantry and now freeze foods before putting them in the pantry. The best thing I have found to keep them away is bay leaves. I just set them around the pantry and the weevils stay away!!