How to keep weevils away from beans
Grain Weevils can be very destructive, boring holes into grains and flours stored in the kitchen / pantry thus making them inedible.
Here are simply ways to keep weevils far from food stored in the kitchen or pantry.
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- Before storing, make sure grains purchased do not contain weevils.
- If you enjoy constant electricity where you live, you can keep the grains or flour in the freezer for atleast one week (or permanently) before storing them in plastic containers . This is to prevent any form of infestation in the future ; To avoid getting these grains or flours wet in the freezer, you can put them in containers before transferring them to the freezer. This is a very good way to store beans.
- It is best to store grains / flours in tightly covered plastic containers rather than in bags.
- Put bay leaves in containers/bags where grains/flours are stored.
- You can drop cloves in kitchen shelves, cupboards and pantry area to ward off weevils. You can also place bags of black pepper in kitchen cupboards,shelves and pantry .
- Put garlic / ginger / whole turmeric in plastic containers containing rice to keep bugs away.
- In a case of infestation, you can expose grains to sunlight for atleast a day to get rid of the weevils.
How to keep weevils away from beans.