Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: help! attack of the weevils from outer space Message-ID: <487@drutx.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 10:27:58 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.487 Posted: Thu Nov 7 10:27:58 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 07:40:05 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 42 > Some time ago, I discovered that a tin cannister which formerly >contained brown rice contained mostly weevils and alot less rice. ... >DOes anyone >know of any other way to get rid of the critters ? I will >be moving soon and don't want to take them with me. >jcpatilla I had this problem at one time also. It popped up suddenly after a move, and I believe that they had been lurking in that house waiting for me. Amityville Horror time. I also hated to use lots of chemicals. I took two lines of attack: 1. Store every possible source of food in absolutely airtight containers (glass jars) immediately on bringing it into the house. 2. Use a no-pest strip. The reasoning behind this is that the adult form of the weevils (at least the type I had) was a very small (~1/4 inch long) moth. The moth seemed to be able to slip easily into most packaging. Screw-top glass jars were fairly immune. Coffee cans sometimes worked--but not always. Some things can be put in the fridge or freezer. The no-pest strip seemed useless against the weevils themselves--but produced a lot of dead moths, hopefully before they could breed (the dirty minded little things!) It took several years and a couple of moves to completely get rid of them. The reason it took so long was that they probably had lots of places to hide where I didn't think to look. (That oatmeal soap is a good example!) And then I'd get lazy and leave something out. I suspect that the eggs took a long time to hatch, too. I still tend to box stuff up real tight. Your move may actually help. Just be sure to inspect everything you move with you. You might think of throwing out all edibles when you move and starting over. Hope that helps. -- Sue Brezden ihnp4!drutx!slb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I march to the beat of a different drummer, whose identity, location, and musical ability are as yet unknown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~