Weevils Everywhere

simon


Joined: 08/06/2007
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 17:58

As usual at about this time every year I do a check of the kitchen cupboards. A sort of spring clean I think.

Anyway, this year, probably due to the recent excessive damp weather, I have found an infestation of weevils in nearly all of my dry stuff. I am in Esentepe.

The little buggers are in my flour, gravy granules, Cheese crackers, all of the different pastas and believe it or not, in my breakfast cereal.

A word of warning. Check all your dried stuff. They are everywhere.

I am not overly fussed about them and just bin everything and buy new to keep her happy. A bit of protein is nothing but useful but some may find it a little distasteful.

Check your cupboards. Ugg!! Says the good lady of our house.



Sir Roger Simon Skogs.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 18:04

hi simon

we keep all that type of stuff in plastic containers and don't have a problem.

they only got into my flour once and i learnt the hard way with the mega kitchen clean out.

not anymore!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 18:41

Hi Simon poor you. Had the same problem and like firestarter I now keep everything in tupperware type containers that saves me throwing things away which I find hard to get. Happy shopping xxxx

simon


Joined: 08/06/2007
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 18:45

Thanks for the advice.

Plastic it is from now on.

I really should have learned by now after all these years but silly me.



Simon

ataturk


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 712

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 18:51

Simon you have what we call in the business stored product insects. It could be biscuit beetles flour moth or any other type of SPI. What I would suggest is to throw out all dried food and empty adjoining cupboards as well and spray them with a cheap flyspray. You may have purchased something that was infested already from a supermarket ( not unusual). Plastic containers will only stop them from infesting other foodstuffs and will confine the infestation to the plastic container.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 19:17

yes ataturk is right.

a friend purchased some rice in a sealed bag and when he got home he noticed something else in it.

so check everything you buy carefully.

kenny



Joined: 26/05/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
14/03/2009 19:26

plastic containers, flyspray !

which is the lesser of two weevils !

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:36

I have the super hero's of the insect cupboard variety, they even get in the plastic containers.!!!!

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 15:35

You will be better the older you get! Not that you will get less bugs its just that your eyes start to fail and you can not see them anymore!!!



Never had any in our cupboards - well, none that we have seen anyway.



Mick

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 15:48

weevils wobble but they dont fall down

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 15:20

stella

i use the screw top type plastic containers they don't seem to get in them.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 15:23

Alert alert stupid question , if a cannister is airtight , how do they get in ?

simbas

goonerstan



Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 16:54

maybe already in the produce when you buy

tiger


Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 22:25

Simion why are you using my name ? please look at my profile.