Evil weevils

Fen1

Same thing happened to me. A friend was moving house and didn't want to transport food, so gave me some of her leftovers, including an opened packet of risotto rice. EEK! Little bugs. Threw the lot away, pronto. Just glad I didn't pour her rice in with mine.

Pink.

Hi noonesperfect,

You might find some information in this thread:

Creepy crawly things in flour!!!! & weevils & bugs (merged)

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Stephen_Leak

Everything you never wanted to know about weevils ...

http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th7c.htm

One reason never to buy rice or flour in bulk, unless you are going to use all of it fairly quickly.

paddy's_mum

Can't believe all you purists threw away good food. What's wrong with a little extra protein, some colour variety among the grains and the added crunch factor!

(Joking .. joking ...!)

emilyt

Skint_Catt wrote: »

I believe things like that and weevils are already in but unhatched in things like grain and flour. Then they just hatch with time. I could be wrong

Yes i agree with you. They are there in the first place. This has happened to me with cheap flour. Fine if you use it straight away. Always end up with weevils in it if i leave it more than a month. Even put the flour in an air tight container and it made no difference.

noonesperfect

lyndseyann wrote: »

well done noonesperfect on your sig x x

anniversary today xx x!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the congrats. It was a year or two before I realised the day I gave up the evil weed was St.Patricks day, but I'm so glad I did :j .

The rice would probably have been fine, I just didn't fancy it and there was only about 4 or 5 portions thrown out (It hadn't cost me anything in the first place - just hope the beasties haven't migrated :eek: )
I took everything out of the cupboard anyway and cleaned it all thoroughly. Luckily it's one on it's own, away from the others.

I was itching all evening!!!

Swan_2

I'd've just washed the rice & cooked it

I'd never seen these beasties before moving to my first modern flat a few years ago, & I found everything in my cupboards was crawling with them, even sealed & unopened packs!

I moved there from an ancient farmhouse where I bought flour, pulses & grains by the 25 Kg sack & I never saw a single one of them there

maybe they prefer cosy centrally-heated homes?

Stephen_Leak

Swan wrote: »

I'd've just washed the rice & cooked it

I'd never seen these beasties before moving to my first modern flat a few years ago, & I found everything in my cupboards was crawling with them, even sealed & unopened packs!

I moved there from an ancient farmhouse where I bought flour, pulses & grains by the 25 Kg sack & I never saw a single one of them there

maybe they prefer cosy centrally-heated homes?

It's possible that there were other, bigger "beasties" in and around the farmhouse that kept them under control. Nature finds a way, as they say.

Swan_2

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

It's possible that there were other, bigger "beasties" in and around the farmhouse that kept them under control. Nature finds a way, as they say.

oh good point, I never thought of that

being such an old house it had all sorts of nooks & crannies that you wouldn't find in a modern house, perfect for quite large beasties (a bit of a 'Scottish-ism' that) to hide out in _pale_

Stephen_Leak

Swan wrote: »

oh good point, I never thought of that

being such an old house it had all sorts of nooks & crannies that you wouldn't find in a modern house, perfect for quite large beasties (a bit of a 'Scottish-ism' that) to hide out in _pale_

Wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie,
O what a panic's in thy breastie!