Mo   10 #1 Posted August 9, 2006 Anybody had any of these little blighters in their cupboards?  I saved some flour past it's date for making play dough for the kids, which was a huge mistake.  I have cleared the cupboard and thrown out all opened packets of food and bleached the cupbaords but I'm still finding the odd one.  They seem impossible to clear out. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Titian   10 #2 Posted August 9, 2006 They are horrible aren't they. I think you will just have to keep on keeping on with the elimination process. You can avoid them by not storing too much flour for too long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
poppins   10 #3 Posted August 9, 2006 Keep everything in plastic containers,they don't like plastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nick2 Â Â 10 #4 Posted August 9, 2006 I think they come in with the flour, regardless of how you stoire it they will hatch out and infest the flour, the best thing is to eat the flour quickly not leave it laying around for months/years. Â I read somewhere that keeping your flour in the freezer will stop them hatching. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Strix   11 #5 Posted August 9, 2006 yup - transfer everything to plastic containers and those sealable plastic bags, and keep cleaning if you're using those bags, make sure you seal them properly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
H.P Â Â 10 #6 Posted August 9, 2006 Eww does that mean that most flour has unhatched weevels in it right I am off to check the flour thats festering in the cubord Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Strix   11 #7 Posted August 9, 2006 Have you got a microscope in your kitchen?  *Realises there's a bag of the stuff in the back of our cupboard* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
H.P Â Â 10 #8 Posted August 9, 2006 Was going to look for actuall beetles rather than the eggs.. seem to be weevil free though phew.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
poppins   10 #9 Posted August 9, 2006 They like Pasta too, if the bags opened, has flour in it also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mo   10 #10 Posted August 9, 2006 From what I can see they will eat anything.  I just opened a sealed packet of trifle sponges and they had managed to get into the sealed plastic inner wrapper  They also appear to like hiding under the labels on tins. BEWARE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nick2 Â Â 10 #11 Posted August 9, 2006 They are edible though, so they won't kill you, just think of them as little nuggets of protein or an ingredient that gives a more "rustic" feel to your home baking. Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
poppins   10 #12 Posted August 9, 2006 From what I can see they will eat anything. I just opened a sealed packet of trifle sponges and they had managed to get into the sealed plastic inner wrapper  They also appear to like hiding under the labels on tins. BEWARE.  Thats because they like the glue, they can get into the bit of glue in tea bags too where the strings attached to the label. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...