Okay, I went in to the kitchen about 4:00 this morning as I couldn't sleep (as usual) I thought that I would straighten the cabinet as it really wouldn't take liong and I am tired of not being able to find anything. So I began cleaning the first shelf by taking everything out. THAT's when I saw them. Several little bugs, some dead some still crawling. They were small slow-moving bugs that looked a lot like fleas. They just didn't hop. So I got 409 and went work cleaning and moved up to the next shelf and had the same problem. When I got to the third shelf, I saw that the flour was out of the bag and all over the cabinet and the bugs were crawling all through. So yeah, I totally freaked then. I cleaned all the flour up and washed the whole shelf with bleach. I am a pretty clean person and am totally freaked out about having bugs in my kitchen of any kind. Were they weevils? And what do I do next. I want them so gone!!! Please help.
2007-07-27 00:55:36 · 4 answers · asked by The PENsive Insomniac 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Sounds like they were, yes, if you have boxes that are opened in your cupboads then this could be where they came from weavils also come from open packages of flour, etc, you can clean and repel those weavils by cleaning your shelves with undiluted White Vinegar, do not rinse. Bugs hate the smell of vinegar, Note: Vinegar will smell for a few minutes then dissipate so don't be alarmed, also remove or store your open packages of foodstuffs in sealed containers so the bugs don't lay eggs in your foodstuffs, weavils especially like Flour so this must be kept in a sealed container or you can keep your flour in the refridgerator inside a closed plastic freezer bag or closed container will do, weavils will not invade your home if you follow this method(s) Remember remove and discard any flour, rice, sugar, etc in nature Good Luck !
2007-07-27 01:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by mshonnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My suggestion would be to toss out the open flour and any other foods in which those pest little creatures live in. I purchased those plastic jar with lids to put all my sugar, flour , cornmeal, anything in which a bug could get into the container, and never seen another weevil. You can store your flour, cornmeal , pancake mix all in the freezer , if you have room, its just ea slier to store in a tight lid container. Clean up all spills in cabinet, and wipe down with a bleach and water *1/4 c bleach to gallon water* solution, then restore all in tight containers.
2007-07-27 08:36:13 · answer #2 · answered by x0x__x0x 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bugs you have in your cabinet are probably from your flour.... I got little moths in my soyflour.. It had been sitting for awhile in the original bag, so I was quite surprised to have little moths everywhere. I would say in the future keep your flours and baking mixes in plastic containers.. Anything in cardboard even.. I like to keep cereal in reusable plastic containers that even have a pour spout.. That should keep most critters out... Your boxed good like cake mixes and such should be in a plastic bag inside the box and ok, short term from pests... You wiped out the cabinet and organized it good luck...
2007-07-27 08:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like weevils to me. Sadly you are going to have to throw away anything that they could get in to such as flours, pasta, rice, etc. unless it was in a sealed container. Also when you buy new supplies put them in the fridge. Do this for about a month and they should die out.
2007-07-27 08:05:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋