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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Halex on February 20, 2013, 05:26:19 am
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Just cleaned out my pantry & got rid of all the weavils & everything that was open that had a clip on it rather than in tupperware.
Anything I can do to stop them returning.
They even got into some wrapped lollies that cp was given at a party.
I have thrown out so much stuff, a real waste :( >:(
>:(
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Bay leaves help get rid of something :)
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Yep, bay leaves are for weavils.
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Great I have 9 trees, just stick some branches in?
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Umm, just the leaves Hally. I've only ever used dried ones.
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Freeze flours, nuts, rice etc - thise that they love - at least 2 hours prior to opening the pkt for first time. This apparently kills the eggs before they've hatched.
Buy the pantry moth traps and keep them in the cupboard. I'm not sure about bay leaves being a deterrent.
I keep my nuts and seeds in the fridge, and what do you know there is not much space to put food :-)) along with all those sauces and jars that say refrigerate after opening.
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I use the dry ones too always have some scattered in my pantry and haven't had any weevils to date
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Thanks everyone, just ct down 4 branches, will put them in yes.
Yes cream puff, nuts, grains, flour, etc, such a waste >:(
Next time at shops might buy pantry moth stuff too.
I know I am going to need a 4th fridge :o :o can just see dh double roll his eyes.
>:(
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I want to put the bar fridge in the laundry to keep all of the nuts, seeds condiments etc, so they don't take up my main fridge space.
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I would use the pantry moth traps as well Hally just to be sure. It's such a big job and a waste f good food and valuable time >:(
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I will, have to e tomorrw, pick up in 30 mins & I have boys over.
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We've had a battle with pantry moths over the last couple of months - traps and freezing stuff was all I could do. Have just invested in a small bar size freezer - just four drawers - but worth it's weight in gold!!
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Just imagine if you didn't cook you wouldn't have a problem :D
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Where do you get pantry moth traps? The supermarket? I get moths flying around too but they can't get into anything (I hope).
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I get mine from the supermarkets, CP - 2 to a packet I think - not cheap but worth it for me!
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bay leaves work.
Also freeze the flour first works too.
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Hally take everything out of your pantry and clean every surface with vinegar it's amazing where they the lay eggs. Check under shelves walls ect good luck.
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Oh Hally, what a job, I wonder if you could spray with anything before you restock. I know if I leave any flour or such in the caravan it always has weevils in it when I check before going on holidays so now I clear everything out.
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Hally I know how you feel. Almost exactly 2 years ago when we got back from Singapore I had pantry moths and all their off spring all through my pantry. I threw out a fortunes worth of nuts, seeds and dried fruits. Every container seemed to have them. I now keep all my nuts and seeds in the freezer or fridge. Like CP there isn't much room for food. I have a second fridge going at the moment but as soon as the cooler weather comes, and all the lovely fruit goes away I will close it down.
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Ok to orrow will buy the traps, get everything put again & vingar wipe down.
Had a free day all day as cp going to a friends, but I guess not now >:(
Yes, lost a fortune in nuts & grains etc >:( >:(
Never will it happen again.
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Hally that would be a nightmare discovering that. We all have so much in our pantries, no room in our fridge and freezers for anything else either which makes it hard. I hate the fact that my fridge is so full of opened jars too CP & Cookie.
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I have lost a lot of food to pantry moths, found some in my dried chilli powder one time. Not fun and such a waste of money.
I found this, thought it might help you and others Hally
1. Inspect everything in your pantry. Although moths tend to infest flours and grains, you should also check dried fruit, candy, pet food, etc. You're looking for adult moths, larvae, and eggs, which may look like webbing or clumps of grains. Discard any infested foods outside, away from the home.
2. Thoroughly clean every nook, cranny, corner, and crevice with a vacuum and/or warm, soapy water (dry thoroughly). If there were signs of infestation, discard trash or vacuum bags outside, away from the home.
3. Wipe shelves, food containers, and other surfaces with white vinegar. For added protection, use a few drops of essential oil like peppermint, citronella, eucalyptus, or tea tree.
4. To prevent infestation, store foods in airtight glass, metal, or plastic containers.
5. Bay leaves repel pantry insects. Place the leaves inside canisters and cupboards.
6. When you bring dry goods home from the store, place them in a plastic bag in the freezer for one week to kill any eggs. If you have space, you can use the freezer for long term storage.
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Thanks Jen, all the information one needs there.
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Thanks Jen,fantastic information.I'm quite lucky here I've only found them once.I reckon my kitchen is too cold :D :D
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Thinking about it, I've never had a problem with them in Canberra. Previously in Perth I put 2-3 dried bay leaves on each shelf in the pantry which kept the little stinkers at bay (pardon the pun) :)
Good luck. Pantry cleaning is such a time consuming task.
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Bummer H!
Do you not keep your nuts in the freezer?
....I only have lock & lock containers now....it's completely airtight! I have replaced all my tupperware storage containers with it, as I found T/ware is not completely airtight :-))
I pick up bulk packs from tvsn when on special
https://www.itvsn.com.au/include/oecgi2.php/category?category=62009
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But maddy, there are no pink ones ???
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Maddy, you would think tupperware woukd be perfect.
Some of the tupperware survived I think, tomorrow will empty a little contents out of the remaing tupperware. I had lovely waffle cones, about 30 stored & there was suss black bits on 2 cones, binned!! All nuts, grains gone. I have some opened pasta will have to look at those too.
Tomorrow will be all day in my oantry, is quite large, deep!!
All that money >:( :-\
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Such a waste Hally. It's happened to me in the past but not in this house.
Look very closely in your pantry, not for the moths but for the eggs "maggots".
Look in the areas under the shelves for the moths and look in the nooks and crannies for the eggs as that's where they are laid and hidden.. They are usually in the corners and between the shelves and walls.
After emptying the pantry thoroughly clean and scrub all corners and areas where the shelves meet the walls as that's where you find the eggs. When all cleaned put everything back in place discarding anything that may have been infested. When done use the pantry moth traps just in case some have been missed. Follow Jen's instructions as more detailed than mine but same principal. Good luck.
I have been here now for 3 years and not one yet. I found that when I purchased bulk bags of flour, rice etc that's when I was infested. Maybe coincidence but I never had a problem when buying 1kg of packaged goods.
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But maddy, there are no pink ones ???
Ahh, but there is Judy ;)
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They come up for sale periodically on tvsn ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D . . . it's called. "Maddy marketing . . ."
I do like the Lock n Lock - but I like the Glasslock even more . . .
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Maddy, I have lots of pink tupperware...
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Busy day for me I guess.
All my coffee plans cancelled >:(
Obbie, any probems with your tupperware, I have a lot of money in tupperware.
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I guess you have the pink ones then maddy - manufacturers know you are out there ;D
Hope you get your pantry all sorted today Hally - probably going to end up being quite a long shopping list to replace all the items thrown out.
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I guess that just have a small supply of everything is the way to go if you are near shops, it might be cheaper than bulk in the end.
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Often the weevil eggs are there when you buy stuff. Never had a problem in Sdney but up here...oh boy. Just the right conditions for hatching so I learned quickly to put things in the fridge first for a day before putting them in the pantry. I do miss my old huge fridge i used as a cold pantry but sold recently. It was crazy for two people to need 4 fridges. Now I have two bar fridges and my big one. Of course you do need an outside fridge in Cairns . Lol!
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Not replacing items until I need them. I am assuming sealed pkts of flour are ok, might put them in freezer on rotation today. Have to take bread & frozen veg out to do this.
I just couldnt bare to add up what I have lost.
Getting cp to school a little earlier, the shops, then home. Will be doing this in my swimmers so I can cool off when needed :)
>:( >:(
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Found a few weaveils in the canvas sack of my new 5kg rice, they dont seem to be in the plastic bag with the rice.
Can I keep?
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We've had a battle with pantry moths over the last couple of months - traps and freezing stuff was all I could do. Have just invested in a small bar size freezer - just four drawers - but worth it's weight in gold!!
Did yu throw everything out even if you coukdnt see them? Or freeze stuff?
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On't assume anything. I have had weevil eggs in flour bags.
Gert
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no problems with my tupperware at all Hally
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Decided to throw everythng that is open out, whether I see them or not.
Dont want eggs harching etc.
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Can they get into milo, drinking, nequick tims stc?
Looked couldnt see any, but woukd hate for kids to drink eggs.
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Can they get into milo, drinking, nequick tims stc?
Looked couldnt see any, but woukd hate for kids to drink eggs.
Won't kill 'em.
Gert
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Well tossed them all :(
I couldnt believe it yesterday, vacuumed, washed out with hot soapy water. Bay leaves out on shelves
The shelf where the flour is kept, found 4 little beasts.
Vacuuming each shelf, washing down with peppermint water, then vinegar, traps on each shelf & bay leaves. Bay leaves in every container, Bout 1/3 way through.
NEVER AGAIN
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When you are finished come over to my place for a rest before you start on my cupboards, you will be classed as experienced so I'll expect you to do a good job, :P
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Sounds like a wartime barricade!! ;D They wont dare poke their little heads in your cupboards again, Hally . . .but seriously, you do have to keep a vigilant eye out for them particularly in summer. And don'e forget, any new purchases have to do time in the slammer . .er . . freezer . . . ;D
Sounds like you've done an extremely thorough job! :)
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Ok found they lay eggs on veg oil & sunflour oil bottles in the grooves.
So oil now in glass jars.
Cheeky AB.
Tryi g hard GF, thanks :)
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Hally you poor thing. Thank goodness you have the pool to drop into as it is so hot and humid today.
I don't buy rice etc in bulk for this reason. The only thing I buy in bulk is 5kg of Bakers' flour and that goes into a large sealed container immediately.
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It sounds just like "pantry nits" :P
I think you deserve a glass (or 2!) of cold bubbles tonight Hally :)
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That is interesting that they lay the eggs even on the oil bottles , I don't even want to start looking,
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Me either, kt2 calling them pantry nits makes my scalp crawl. Too many memories of teaching. :D :D
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Me either, kt2 calling them pantry nits makes my scalp crawl. Too many memories of teaching. :D :D
Lol! I got itchy just typing it! :D
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Hally you poor thing. Thank goodness you have the pool to drop into as it is so hot and humid today.
I don't buy rice etc in bulk for this reason. The only thing I buy in bulk is 5kg of Bakers' flour and that goes into a large sealed container immediately.
I have just emptyed 5kg of bakers flour into tupperware, sieved it, no weavils, its now in the freezer.
Had to take my ice compartment out to fit it in, lol.
I will leave it inthere for a few hours.
I have other flour in its bags in a sealed container with bay leaves.
We will see, about 1/2 way through now.
Ues a pool breakcoming up :)
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Me either, kt2 calling them pantry nits makes my scalp crawl. Too many memories of teaching. :D :D
Lol! I got itchy just typing it! :D
I have been itchy since last night& keep imaging them on my body.
As I say NEVER AGAIN.
Sadly my 5kg of rice had 1 weavil, tossed too.
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Break for lunch.
I have about an hour to go.
I could not belive my eyes near 3pkts of unopened nuts, 2 ugly beasts walked towards me on the shelh. They are now dead.
I mght have to throw the nuts, i have them out on a white platter to see if any appear.
>:(
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Took me about 5 hours, will e watching certain areas on a regular business.
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Your pantry looks wonderful Hally - a lot of hard work for you and I hope you don't have anymore problems.
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Well done Hally, hope you never need to do that again :)
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Your pantry looks wonderful Hally - a lot of hard work for you and I hope you don't have anymore problems.
Thanks Judy, I will be seaking to biys about watching out for things & keeping it tidy.
I suppose on the plus side I know exactly what I have in bottles etc. the wevels liked like the alcohol & some asian bottles.
Kt2, I hope so.
All my tupperware worked fine, no weavels in tupperware.
I have given dh instructions, do not open any packet unless its going in tupperware straight away or you eat it all :)
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The pantry looks fabulous Hally. Hope that's the end of the problem for you.
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Your pantry looks sparkling clean and tidy Hally.You certainly have worked very hard to eradicate those pesky little weevils,well done :)
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Hally, your pantry looks great and I hope there are no further problems with those pests.
Marie
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The pantry looks great Maddie, crossing my fingers that I never have that problem I've had one or two in different packets over the years but luckily never spread as far as I know.
Maddie I really like the look of those lock and lock products, I'm not a fan of my tupperware, I haven't bought any in years and don't bother arranging for replacements when they break so slowly have less and less.
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Thank you.
Dh saw a moth in the kitchen late last night, so we are going to strip the cupboards at the weekend.
The source was either some flour or the rice, both purchased about 2-3 weeks ago.
H
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Hally glad you have it all cleaned up what a big job, hopefully they will never come back
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I buy my tupperware from ebay, saves so many $$$$$$$$$
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A friend has just started selling it, so have offered to have a party, the probem is we all have heaps.
So if anyone wants some tupperware & is free wed 6th march @ 10am, pm me & you are welcome to come.
Great for storing yummy TM food in the freezer.
:)
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What a lovely clean pantry Hally. Well done. I'm too ashamed to even think about mine.
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I know this is pretty old now but even if you have it in Tupperware you need to put all flours etc in the freezer first. The weavers come into your house through packaged food. (Even sifting wont get rid of it)
It's a constant drama here but because my MIL won't listen, it won't change :(
Jadey
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Poor you Jadey.
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Sounds like you have two "bugs" Jadey :-\
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I can't complain too much, she's in her mid 80's I just keep trying to educate and still keep finding cereal open on the shelf in its box. Noooooo!!!!
Jadey
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Went through my pantry yesterday, no weavils, yay, I got stuck on a trap, lol
Yes now things get frozen first before opening.
:)
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we always kept our flours in the freezer growing up, because of weevils..
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When I lived in Melbourne I never stored anything properly, never froze my flour nothing and I never had one weavil. I wonder if weather has an influence on them?
Jadey
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heat and humidity, yes