Insects in oat groats - what would you do?

Butterfly_Brain

Caterina wrote: »

I would say that if they were in the original sealed packet (and the seal was unbroken) they were probably already in there - or their eggs - when the stuff was packed. Chuck the oats in a compost bin (makes you feel less like "wasting" food) and check other foods carefully.

Also, like others have said, check the corners of your cupboards carefully, give every surface wipe with hot soapy water and check other foods carefully. If no weevils in other food, it would be a shame to chuck them. Once the other food is stored in sealed containers the little Bu**ers won't be able to go in there.

Freezing kills them but does not remove the corpses!

HTH

Eweeeeeeeeee what a thought not just the corpses either you will have their little doings in there too:eek:

Fire_Fox

Everyone has grossed me out enough to chuck the oat groats!! :rotfl: The dehumidifying egg and snake are on guard duty in the offending cupboard, and tomorrow I am getting the bleach out.