Good suggestions all. (except the bug bomb) You may need to know more about the critter to know what to look for. ie;'weevils' only go after whole grains like corn etc. There are spray techniques you can use along with removing infested food stuffs. I wrote an article on them that may help. Nothing to sell.Just helpful info.
I learned early to buy spearmint gum and throw the wrapped pieces into the cupboards. When the kids have found it all it is time to refresh it. Works for me.
I battled these off and on for years. I used spearmint gum and it would work for a short time. What finally got rid of them, though, was vacuuming. I took everything out and threw away anything that might have bugs in them. I took the crevice tool for my wet/dry vac and vacuumed the whole cabinet. They never came back!
I once got weevils from a bag of flour brought home with a hole in it. Nothing worked, even fumigating with a bug bomb. Finally, I emptied everything out, as with the bug bomb, and sprayed all the seams and cracks in the pantry with a spray can of insecticide. They were living in those cracks, not just the food and that did the trick. Of course, then I washed down the pantry.
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Request: Getting Rid of Weevils
Archived on 11/17/2008
Does anyone know how to get rid of weevils? Sometimes they are called cupboard ants. We must have gotten them from the grocery store and now I can't get rid of them. I have bleached the cupboards and I have tried the basil leaves in all the dry products. Finally I have resorted to throwing everything away and storing in plastic bags and containers... yet they are still here.
Mary from Panama City Beach, FL
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RE: Getting Rid of Weevils
Freeze the items. Close the dried good bags/boxes tightly or put into airtight containers and put into your freezer, then wash the cabinets/pantry down with bleach water very thoroughly.( May even want to spray bug spray in them.) Wait a day or two then wash out again.
I have heard discussion on this topic and others swear by the freezing and cleaning method. Freezing will kill eggs and the bugs. But you still need to clean the cabinets too, to be sure no eggs or bugs are in them.
Hope this helps. I have been blessed to not have this problem yet, but have been reading more and more about others having them.
It seems bugs of all kinds are becoming rampant all over... Wierd.
Brenda-ohio (03/22/2006)
You should put bay leaves into your containers instead of basil. I use bay leaves and never have a problem. (03/23/2006)
By Pepsi
RE: Getting Rid of Weevils
Prevention, prevention, prevention... keeping all food in frig or freezer, keeping everything airtight is something we have always had to do in Florida. We also have to hang our trash on a hook at least a few inches from the floor and throw it out to our farthest fence line at least twice a day. As far as garbage, we just throw that way out immediately (anything with an odor). This way you never have to use harsh deet or other chemicals. (09/30/2008)
