There are bugs in buckwheat. Where do bugs come from in flour, starch and cereals and how to get them out

In houses and apartments, several types of insects most often live, feeding on cereals, flour products, dried fruits, nuts or spices:

1. bread grinder;
2. red (Surinamese) mucoed;
3. flour beetle;
4. food moth;
5. weevil.

Bread grinders most often live in bakeries and bakeries; they are rarely found in houses, unless they were brought with some purchased products. Represent brown bugs up to 3 mm in length. They can fly, often flying towards the light towards the windows. In addition to dry bread and crumbs, any grains, tea, dried plants, dry paper (books), and animal feed can be eaten.

The red (or Surinamese) flour eater is a fan of eating flour, grain or cereals. This pest lives and reproduces only when high humidity, well-dried grain and flour do not spoil. Externally, these are reddish-brown bugs about 2mm long. The beetle larva is small - no more than 0.8 mm; it is difficult to see it in the rump. The mucoed is very prolific. But in conditions ordinary apartment with good ventilation, with normal humidity air, mucoeds do not live long. They enter the house with poorly dried, low-quality raw materials.

The mealworm is a small red-brown insect 3-4 mm long. Likes to settle in different types flour, semolina and millet cereals, oatmeal. Less commonly colonizes stocks of rice, buckwheat and dried fruits. These beetles multiply quickly both in the croup and in kitchen furniture, dishes.

The Indian food moth is a small, inconspicuous butterfly, similar to an ordinary moth, up to 10 mm long. It is extremely prolific - in a couple of weeks it manages to lay about 500 eggs, from which caterpillar larvae emerge. They are the ones who devour cereal reserves. After a few weeks, the larvae turn into pupae, which turn into adults, ready to lay eggs again. The moth is the most difficult to detect and destroy, and it is also very tenacious.

How to get rid of bugs in cereals

It is not easy to destroy insects that have settled in cereals, but it is doable. To do this you need to take several steps:

1. Destroy visible beetles in the rump. It is best to throw away without regret those supplies in which insects were found. Eating them is unpleasant and unsafe. Even if you remove the beetles from the product, there will still be larvae, waste products - excrement, pieces of shell and dead insects. And the cereal itself is already pretty spoiled.
2. If there is still a need to save stocks in which bugs are found, you can resort to heat treatment - fry the cereal in the oven for 20 minutes at a temperature of 55 - 70 degrees (insects die at 50 degrees and above). The second option is to keep it in the freezer for a couple of hours or on the balcony in winter (at temperatures below -15). Living individuals and larvae will die. After this, the flour can be sifted, and large grains can be filled with water so that the insects float up. But waste products will not go anywhere!
3. Once the contaminated supplies are destroyed, all that remains is to clean out the lockers. Rinse disinfectant all shelves, door hinges, holes for bushings. Afterwards, wipe everything with a vinegar solution.
4. Thoroughly rinse the jars in which grain supplies were stored, after boiling or freezing. Then rinse them with vinegar solution and dry.
5. To destroy those insects that might have scattered during harvesting, you can use poison. Mix in equal parts ground cereal or flour, powdered sugar and boric acid. Place the mixture in the corners of the cabinets, in the most secluded places in the kitchen furniture.

After the activities have been completed, you can refill the jars with cereals and replenish stocks of flour, dried fruits, and nuts. But then you should carefully monitor so that the bugs do not appear again.

Prevention of insects in cereals

Bugs in flour and cereals appear in the house mainly from newly purchased products. Even factory-produced, hermetically packaged grains may initially contain insects or their larvae. This occurs due to violations in the production and storage of grains and inadequate quality control. Knowing this fact, you need to prevent kitchen contamination, starting with the purchase of food.

• When choosing cereal in a store, especially by weight, inspect the contents of the package if it is transparent. If there are suspicious inclusions there, put them back on the shelf. The same goes for nuts and dried fruits. For example, buying peeled walnuts, you need to break a couple and look under the membrane. Insects may crawl out from there or traces of the beetles’ “meal” will be visible.
• If the bag of cereal is opaque, carefully inspect the cereal or flour at home, sift and sort. It is important to ensure that the product is pure.
• It is better not to buy dried fruits by weight in the markets. There is a 99 percent chance that there will be pests there.
• For prevention, even if there are no visible insects, you can fry or freeze the grains. Then the larvae, if any, will die.
• To store supplies, use glass or plastic jars with airtight lids with rubber seals. Then the bugs preserved in the furniture will not get there.
• Before pouring the cereal into a jar, line the bottom with a piece of food foil or put a coin, a nail or something metal. It is not known for sure whether bugs are really afraid of metal, but it wouldn’t hurt.
• The smell of garlic and hot pepper Surely repels pests. An unpeeled whole clove of garlic or a chili pepper can be placed in a jar of cereal and placed in the corners of the cabinets.
• Dried fruits and nuts should be heat treated and then stored not on shelves, but in the refrigerator.
• It is believed that salt, lemon zest, whole cloves and bay leaves wrapped in gauze repel bugs and prevent them from breeding in flour.
• Periodically you need to arrange general cleaning in the cupboards and check the cereal to see if there are any insects there.

Once you get rid of bugs in flour and cereals, it is not a fact that you will no longer see them in the kitchen. Often on the shelves you come across low-quality products that are already infested with pests. But observing preventive and hygiene measures on kitchen shelves reduces the danger of them reappearance to a minimum.

– every housewife knows firsthand. These harmful insects appear unexpectedly and out of nowhere. In addition to the fact that they spoil food, bugs cause a lot of unpleasant sensations and leave behind traces of their vital activity.

Bugs in the kitchen are contradictory sanitary standards and home aesthetics

Reasons for bugs appearing in food and cupboards

The reason that there are bugs in the cabinet is food brought from outside (from a store, market, neighbor, etc.). The risk of introducing insects increases if bulk products are sold by weight. IN in this case the seller is at fault when the quality of the goods is not controlled and the terms and conditions of storage are violated.

But home conditions can also be a source of infection. These are unsuitable containers and storage conditions:

• plastic or paper bags;
• increased air humidity;
• inappropriate room temperature.

Thanks to them, the reproduction of cereal beetles occurs in geometric progression.

Another reason that insects appear in cereals is the purchase of food for future use in large quantities.

What bugs are found in cereals, flour

The following settle in bulk products: food bugs:

1. . A small bug up to 3 cm long, dark brown. Its habitat is cereals, dried fruits, flour, crackers, dried berries. The female's eggs can be found in crevices furniture cabinets, seams of burlap, folds of packaging bags and other surfaces. The flour bug settles in unsealed packages of products that have expired.
2. Red flour eater. in granaries, bakeries, cereal and feed warehouses. His food is grain, cereals, flour, the moisture content of which exceeds 15%. Once in dry bulk products, the bug will not find food and will die. It is brought into the apartment with low-quality products.
3. . Omnivorous bug brown, whose length reaches 4 mm, is considered an extremely voracious pest. He eats cereals, flour products, dried fruits, beans, nuts and even wood.

These bugs feel at ease and multiply quickly in a warm room. They are very tenacious. The destructive temperature for pests is +500C and above or -150C and below. When creating unfavorable conditions existences move to more suitable habitats.

If there are bugs in the house, but it was not possible to get rid of them immediately upon detection, then there is a possibility that they will quickly populate the kitchen area and it will be very difficult to get rid of them.

If there are bugs in the house, then you need to get rid of them as follows:

If there are bugs in the rice, but they were discovered in time, then the cereal must be processed immediately. This way, “uninvited guests” will not have time to migrate to new food supplies. The cereal must be washed and filled with water. Add a little there citric acid. Let stand for two hours and rinse well. running water. Unfortunately, such rice will no longer make pilaf, but it can be used to prepare porridges, salads, puddings, etc.

It is necessary to store cereals, flour, dried fruits, nuts and pasta in large quantities very carefully. Very effective method protection against bugs for such a case is the use of steel wire or nails. They are put directly into bags. The smell of metal repels bugs.

Preventive measures in the kitchen

No one is safe from purchasing products spoiled by insects. Therefore, before purchasing cereals or pasta, you need to pay attention to the following:

• shelf life of the product;
• strange impurities in the packaging;
• the presence of moving insects inside the package;
• integrity of the packaging.

Returning from the store, the bag of cereal must be opened and the cereal sorted out. At the slightest suspicion of pests, the contents of the package must be washed and dried (dried fruits) or heated at high temperatures (cereals, pasta, etc.). Then pour the bulk supplies into a glass container and cover with a lid. It is not advisable to store them in bags. You'll have to keep an eye on the banks for two to three weeks. If there are pests in bulk products, then crawling bugs in the cereal will be noticeable through the glass. Then you will have to take measures to eliminate them.

Every housewife should know one thing important rule– you cannot store expired cereals and flour. Once every 3 months, it is useful to review all stocks of bulk products and get rid of those that have expired. This action will be a good prevention of pests in the kitchen.

There is no need to throw away grains that are unfit for food. It is better to make bird food from them.

The indoor microclimate plays an important role in storing food supplies. Dampness and high temperature contribute to the appearance of small black bugs in the kitchen. At favorable conditions For the reproduction of insects, hundreds of crawling bugs will hatch from the larvae in just one day. Therefore, regular ventilation of the room and properly functioning ventilation will become effective. preventive measures. Ideal place for storing cereals - glass containers with a screw-on lid and a pantry.

Conclusion

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Bugs in flour and other foodstuffs are an unpleasant phenomenon. But you should not contact the relevant organizations. By listening to the advice above, you can expel everyone yourself harmful insects from the kitchen and take measures against secondary contamination.

Small brown, black or white bugs in the kitchen are very easy to start - we can bring them from the store along with a pack of oatmeal, rice, flour, biscuits or dried fruits. A product infested with larvae in the warmth of kitchen cabinets quickly becomes a source of insect spread to all other products. And if you don’t remove them in time, you will soon be able to find pests even in empty pots, and then even on walls and curtains. In this material you will find photos of the most common types of bugs (namely Suriname mucoed, bread borer, flour beetle and weevil), as well as instructions on how to deal with them and what to do to avoid recurrence.

4 steps to get rid of pests

Step 1: Inspect and discard any contaminated food

Identifying all outbreaks and potentially contaminated products, and most importantly, getting rid of them - prerequisite successful control of insects in the kitchen.

• The outbreak can be anything - not only cereals and flour, but also nuts, spices, cookies, animal food, fishing bait, dried flowers.
• If you see a beetle somewhere on a shelf, apron, facade or tabletop, then most likely the hearth is located somewhere very close, but... not necessarily.
• Check also unpacked products; beetles can easily chew through cardboard, foil and cellophane.
• It is necessary to inspect products for the presence of pests not only from above, but also to the entire depth. So, for example, some bugs in cereals (for example, bread grinders) can “live” at the very bottom.

Keep in mind that if at least one insect is found in the product, this means that it is infested with larvae and must be disposed of. However, if you wish, you can clean the grains from adult individuals by thoroughly sifting and sorting it out, and then do everything described in the next step.

Step 2: Treat Foods That Do Not Look Contaminated

It is clear that the product in which insects have settled must be thrown away. But what if bugs were not found in flour or cereal? However, it is best and easiest to get rid of supplies, since everything that was in the same kitchen cabinet as the fireplace may already be contaminated. However, you can save food in the following ways:

• Pour the cereal/flour onto a baking sheet and place it in an oven preheated to 50 degrees for 40-60 minutes.
• Place food on the balcony (in winter time) for 3-4 days or “freeze” in the freezer for 3-4 days.

Step 3: Clean shelves and jars

Now you should thoroughly clean the empty kitchen cabinet and its surroundings, turning special attention on cracks and corners.

• Use a vacuum cleaner to suck up bugs, their larvae, and excrement hiding in the cracks. After this procedure, the vacuum cleaner bag should be thrown away or, after emptying it, “frozen” for 3-4 days to prevent re-infection.
• Do not use washing powders, bleach, ammonia or chlorine-containing cleaners. They will not have any effect on kitchen pests.
• Don’t forget to wash and treat the container in which the spoiled cereal was stored with cold or heat.

Vacuuming should be enough to remove all traces of beetles, but it is also recommended to wipe down the shelf with laundry soap and then vinegar diluted in water.

Step 4. Protect products from re-infection

As a precaution against re-infection, you should:

• Store cereals, flour, pasta, cookies, dried fruits, spices and pet food, etc. in tightly closed glass, metal or heavy plastic jars/containers. This will prevent not only insects from getting into the container, but also their escape and spread.

• Another reliable way food storage - in the refrigerator or freezer.

To enhance the protection of products from bugs, place the following in a jar or container on top of cereal or any other product:

• A couple of cloves of garlic, peeled (no need to cut off the top of the garlic);
• Bay leaf;
• A couple of pieces of mint chewing gum;
• Nail or steel wire. Keep in mind that they cannot be washed, otherwise the metal will rust and spoil the food. Dry cleaning with a cloth will be sufficient.

By the way, all these “repellents” can be placed on shelves.

And a little more about prevention

The following tips may be helpful:

• Buy food in small quantities so that you can use it in no more than 2-4 months. Try not to store food longer than this period.
• Use products from older (or opened) packages that were previously freshly purchased/closed.
• When purchasing packaged foods, check the integrity of the packaging and, if possible, the presence of insects.
• Remember that cardboard, foil, paper or plastic bags will not be able to prevent the reproduction of insects.
• Keep food storage areas clean and do not allow crumbs or food particles to accumulate, as stale food will attract insects. Cleanliness is especially important in animal feed storage areas.

If bugs appear in the kitchen again, check other rooms in the apartment for breeding sites and repeat the described steps. If your pest problem persists, seek help from a home pest control professional.

Meeting the enemy in person

And now we invite you to get to know the inhabitants of your kitchen better. Here we have collected photos of the 4 most common types of bugs and links to articles from Wikipedia about their characteristics and favorite food.

Below is a photo of the Suriname Mucoeda ( Latin name mucoeda: Oryzaephilus surinamensis). It is difficult to confuse the Surinamese mucous eater with anyone else due to its saw-toothed body.

Next - photo Flour beetle or Flour Beetle (Latin name: Tenebrio molitor). By the way, mealworms are the larvae of the mealworm.

On next photo depicts the Bread Grinder, Carpet Beetle or Pharmacy Beetle in the company of their own kind (Latin name for the grinder: Stegobium paniceum).

And finally, a photo of rice weevils or elephants.

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Cereal dishes are among the most popular in the daily diet. Many housewives prefer to purchase cereals in large quantities in order to always be ready to prepare this or that dish. But such thriftiness can backfire if insects take up residence in the reserves. If bugs appear in the cereal, how to get rid of them will be a matter of first importance. How to deal with uninvited guests, and what to do to prevent their occurrence?

What bugs are found in food?

First of all, it’s worth figuring out exactly what insects can live in cereals. This will make it much easier to choose methods of struggle and assess the danger.

Among the most common “inhabitants” of cereal bags are:

• Suriname mucoed - beetles are light-colored and have long horns.
• Bread borer is one of the most common pests, small brown bugs.
• Flour beetles are beetles with horns and a shell, but very small in size.
• Red mucoed - they differ from the Surinamese mucoed by their red tint.
• Rice weevils - from a distance they can be mistaken for ants.

Food moths can also settle in cereals. In this case, it is important to consider that she not only crawls in her rump, but can also fly around the kitchen.

How do insects get into cereals?

Most often, beetles appear in an apartment already with cereals. When you buy low-quality cereal, either loose or already packaged, insects or their eggs may already be there. If you buy cheap cereals from unreliable manufacturers, the risk of infection becomes much higher. To be sure that pests will not appear in your kitchen, it is better to give preference to well-known brands that value their reputation. Such products undergo repeated testing, and the conditions of their production exclude contamination.

Insects can also enter the kitchen along with dried fruits. If you buy them by weight at stalls or markets, you may receive a product with an additional weight in the form of bugs. They are especially common in goods from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The same applies to spices and other bulk goods offered by weight.

Effective methods of control

If flour bugs appear, how to get rid of them is important for all housewives. Most effective way to destroy any insects - this is “Dichlorvos”. Not the most harmless and safe to use, but it kills any insects with a 100% guarantee. But before processing, it is important to consider that the product will evaporate from the apartment for a couple of days, and during this time you will have to live somewhere else.

The procedure for poisoning beetles with Dichlorvos is as follows:

• All things that can be accurately checked for the absence of bugs are inspected and removed from the premises.
• Wipe cabinets, floors, baseboards.
• Throw away all the cereals, wash the containers under them, as well as all the dishes.
• Put on funds personal protection and treat the kitchen with Dichlorvos.

After the poison has disappeared, it is important to wash all surfaces in the kitchen thoroughly and ventilate the room. Returning to the apartment earlier than 12 hours after treatment can be dangerous.

If you do not have the opportunity to move somewhere or are afraid to use toxic substances in the kitchen, eating less radically current methods, how to get rid of bugs in flour and cereals. Also, these methods are suitable for those who do not want to part with their reserves and lose money.

How to get rid of pests if there are bugs in the cereal? In this case, you must proceed as follows:

• Sort all the grains and sift using a fine sieve.
• Place bags of cereal in the freezer for several days or pour the cereal onto baking sheets and bake in the oven.
• Use cereals as soon as possible, and when purchasing new ones, avoid contact with them to avoid infection.
• The floor, cabinets, baseboards and other surfaces in the kitchen must be treated. If you don't want to use strong chemicals, you can use an acetic acid solution. laundry soap, hot water. You can also dilute boric acid in water.
• It is very important to wash all the dishes thoroughly - bugs may remain in the cracks.

Once everything is in place, you can make traps for the bugs in case there are any left. Pour into bottle or jar caps vegetable oil and pour out the remains of the bugs you found. This will attract their relatives, and the oil with the insects drowned in it can simply be poured down the drain.

You can also place garlic and bay leaves on the shelves. Both of these plants repel bugs, although they are not 100% guaranteed.

How to prevent a new invasion?

Nothing can guarantee 100% protection of your home from the return of beetles. Even if the photo of the kitchen is sparklingly clean, it will not be a hindrance to bugs. Unlike cockroaches, these insects do not require dirt for normal functioning. The most important thing is attentiveness. The quality of purchased products should be approached with caution.

You should also pay attention to the jars in which you store cereals. The best choice for this glass jars with tight-fitting lids. Special jars can be bought in the store. They will not help prevent infection, but they will prevent them from getting into other products. Bags and other packages containing spices should be secured with clothespins or paper clips.

It is recommended not to make too large purchases if you are not sure that you will have enough food until your next payday. It is better to save money to buy food, rather than the food itself. Fortunately, stores are open every day and we are not yet threatened with shortages. It is better to buy a few decent quality products than to buy huge bags of cheap food and throw away half because of pests.

Preventive treatment of bulk food products

Cereal processing is one of the the best ways prevent the appearance of bugs. To protect your kitchen, you can use heating or cooling. Bugs die at temperatures below minus 16 degrees or plus 50 degrees. To do this, you can put buckwheat or rice in the oven for half an hour. Spread it on the baking sheet in an even layer. Or put a bag of oatmeal or semolina in freezer.

After this, the cereal is placed in a dry package, preferably tightly closed, but with ventilation. To ensure safety, dried fruits can be scalded with boiling water and dried. If bugs are found in any products, throw them away immediately.

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Cereals are stored in a variety of containers - in polyethylene bags, metal boxes, glass or plastic jars, fabric bags. If the packaging is done correctly and has holes for ventilation, then it is not necessary to pour the cereal somewhere. An additional advantage There will be a reusable zipper on the bag.

Metal and glass containers can only be selected if they are equipped with a tight lid. Insects can enter the container through the gap between the wall and the lid. Cereal bags can be used by first boiling them in salt water.

Pest mixtures

Strong chemicals- Not best choice How to get rid of brown bugs in the kitchen, so it is better to give preference to simple and proven means.

Has a good effect against insects boric acid. It can be mixed with powdered sugar and flour. Insects will be attracted to flour and sweets, and boric acid will get rid of the problem.

Another common recipe is a mixture of sugar with yeast and borax. Equal amount The ingredients are ground until smooth and laid out on the shelves of the cabinets.

Previously, cereals were often stored in large bags, so there are a lot folk recipes recommending what to do if there are bugs in the cereal. Garlic cloves can be placed on shelves with cereals. You can’t cut it - it can start to rot and spoil the food. As the garlic dries, replace it with fresh one.

Prevention from pests and musty smell – hot pepper. You can also put a mixture of starch, salt, flour and bay leaf. Chestnuts and the zest of any citrus fruits will help remove food moths and midges.

Plastic or glass jars can be wrapped in foil - bugs do not like metal containers, so the risk of cereal contamination will be lower in such packaging.

Small nasty bugs in flour and cereals can be a real disaster. And such a misfortune occurs not only among slobs and lazy people; not a single decent housewife or clean person is immune from this.

You just need to know a few basic rules and a couple of little tricks in order to eat calmly and not suffer from the presence of these small, ubiquitous bugs, which, by the way, can seriously damage not only your nerves, but also your health.

What bugs are found in cereals and flour?

Ways to get rid of bugs

To get rid of bugs, it is necessary to carry out a whole range of measures to destroy not only them themselves, but also their offspring, waste products. And first of all, this is, of course, to carry out high-quality cleaning. Armed with rags and sponges, you will have to open everything kitchen cabinets and empty and sanitize all shelves and drawers.

It is necessary to carefully sweep away any remaining grains that may have spilled and simply wipe everything with a dry or slightly damp cloth. After this you can proceed to processing:

Now let's move on to storage containers:

After the main shelters of the bugs have been eliminated and processed, it is worth moving on to the remaining items. It is advisable to wipe everything with vinegar solutions: refrigerator, microwave and other appliances and furniture:

• Pyrethrum helps well; it is a flower powder that is made from Caucasian chamomile, absolutely organic and safe for humans and pets. It should be sprayed carefully in cabinets. To do this, you can simply pour a little onto a dry palm and blow gently in the direction of the shelf you need. Make sure that the powder gets into the cracks and joints.
• If your pest is a food moth, then in addition to the procedures described above, it is necessary to add treatment with any chemical agent from ordinary moths. Moreover, you also need to spray carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, if any.

If you choose glass or plastic containers for storage, then you need to not only wash them, but also thoroughly rinse them with boiling water, which will kill the bug eggs

How to get rid of bugs forever

You won't be able to get rid of bugs forever. Every time you return from the store with another bag of cereal or flour, with a new freshly baked loaf, you risk bringing insects into your house.

You can only prevent their occurrence as much as possible by following simple recommendations. And reduce the risk of contamination of all products in the kitchen, as well as the proliferation and prosperity of uninvited guests.

There is no 100% way to protect yourself from bringing contaminated grains into your kitchen. The risk is somewhat reduced by the fact that the goods are packaged in sealed bags; such bugs can get into them mainly at the stage of manufacturing and packaging of the goods.

Every time you return from the store with another bag of cereal or flour, with a new freshly baked loaf, you risk bringing insects into your home

Reasons for the appearance of bugs in cereals and flour

Bugs themselves do not appear out of nowhere, and they almost never enter a person’s home:

Prevention of bugs

In order not to fight pests, it is better to protect yourself from their appearance and reproduction in advance. General advice– maintain cleanliness and ensure that cabinets are periodically ventilated.

You cannot eat contaminated cereals and flour together with bugs. But after processing the products, it is possible, although, most likely, it will simply be unpleasant for you. Here you need to understand that even if you sort or sift the cereal, you still cannot get rid of larvae, waste products, excrement and insect scales.

All these particles in small doses are not dangerous for a healthy person. But for a child or simply a weakened body, weak immunity can have consequences in the form of intoxication. This can result in stomach upset, vomiting and fever.

If there are no health problems, then you can remove the psychological aspect and eat it after certain processing. It's about about freezing or heating.

Almost all bugs and their offspring die when frozen to -15 degrees or heated to more than +50:

• To freeze, you need to place a bag of cereal in the freezer for a day, or if the process occurs in winter, then take the food outside or onto the balcony, just keep in mind that the temperature should not be more than -15 degrees.
• Pour the cereal onto a baking sheet and spread evenly over the entire surface and place in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 180-200 degrees.
• After freezing or warming up, flour can be sifted through a fine sieve. By the way, the sieve holds not only the bodies of the bugs, but also their larvae, and even eggs. Therefore, flour, after all the manipulations carried out, can be safely consumed.

• The main advice is, of course, cleanliness complete with a few little tricks.
• When buying cereal or flour, do not rush to immediately pour it into a jar and put it in the cupboard. It is better to put the bag in the freezer overnight, or even for a day. If the cereal is infected, then this, of course, will not get rid of the bugs. But at low temperatures they will die, like their larvae and eggs, which means they will not reproduce and move to your other reserves.
• Make it a rule when cleaning cabinets to wipe them with a vinegar or water-salt solution. Dilute vinegar 9% with water 1:1 or add a regular spoon to 1 liter of water baking soda and salt.
• Nutmeg is a very aromatic remedy. Grind the nut as much as possible using a grater or mortar and, to prevent it from scattering all over the surface, take wide tape and evenly spread the resulting nut powder in a thin layer onto its strips. Then shake off the excess from the strips and cut into the amount you need. Place these nutmeg strips of scotch tape in the boxes. Effective and pleasant remedy prevention with bugs. You can also sprinkle already ground onto the scotch tape. nutmeg, from bags.
• Lavender is another fragrant and simple remedy. Simply place the dried herbs on the shelves.