weevils in Australia
Sep 18th 2003, 5:15 pm
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weevils in Australia
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a problem with weevils in Australia? The reason why I was asking is at the moment I live in a hot and humid place and if you don't keep stuff like flour, rice, pulses etc refridgerated you will find them infested.
I was in the UK for a month this summer and upon my return I found even sealed packets full of little weevils! YUUKKKKKK!
Sorry Badgers - I was really wondering about this one:scared:
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I was in the UK for a month this summer and upon my return I found even sealed packets full of little weevils! YUUKKKKKK!
Sorry Badgers - I was really wondering about this one:scared:
Debs
Sep 18th 2003, 5:31 pm
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Re: weevils in Australia
Originally posted by debsy
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a problem with weevils in Australia? The reason why I was asking is at the moment I live in a hot and humid place and if you don't keep stuff like flour, rice, pulses etc refridgerated you will find them infested.
I was in the UK for a month this summer and upon my return I found even sealed packets full of little weevils! YUUKKKKKK!
Sorry Badgers - I was really wondering about this one:scared:
Debs
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a problem with weevils in Australia? The reason why I was asking is at the moment I live in a hot and humid place and if you don't keep stuff like flour, rice, pulses etc refridgerated you will find them infested.
I was in the UK for a month this summer and upon my return I found even sealed packets full of little weevils! YUUKKKKKK!
Sorry Badgers - I was really wondering about this one:scared:
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Sep 18th 2003, 5:33 pm
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well our ones look like little tiny flies they are horrible and when you find them they make you itch all over !!! Not that they touch you of course as they are stuck in the packet - it is all in the mind!!
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Sep 18th 2003, 5:41 pm
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well I dont know - perhaps ours are not weevils thet are horrid little tiny fly like things black with wings. I live on the Med. Coast and it is very hot and we get them in the hot summer months when the temps can go to 45C. If they are not weevils I wonder what they are then?
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Sep 18th 2003, 6:10 pm
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I think this thread serves as a stern reminder
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Not to eat at Debsys house
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Not to eat at Debsys house
eeeeew you got the cooties
Sorry feeling a bit mischievous today
Sep 18th 2003, 6:20 pm
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YUUUUKKKK! I threw it all away!!! Dont worry.
Anyway, I dont cook very often as I live in a 5* hotel that my hubby runs
Anyway, I dont cook very often as I live in a 5* hotel that my hubby runs
Sep 18th 2003, 6:22 pm
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Originally posted by debsy
YUUUUKKKK! I threw it all away!!! Dont worry.
Anyway, I dont cook very often as I live in a 5* hotel that my hubby runs
YUUUUKKKK! I threw it all away!!! Dont worry.
Anyway, I dont cook very often as I live in a 5* hotel that my hubby runs
Sep 18th 2003, 6:57 pm
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Sep 18th 2003, 11:45 pm
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Yes, we get weevils here, but it does depend on where you are. My old house never had them & I lived there for 12 years, but our new one is infested & you cant leave anything at all open in the cupboard or it gets them all through it 
Sep 19th 2003, 12:04 am
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Yes, we get weevils here, but it does depend on where you are. My old house never had them & I lived there for 12 years, but our new one is infested & you cant leave anything at all open in the cupboard or it gets them all through it
Yes, we get weevils here, but it does depend on where you are. My old house never had them & I lived there for 12 years, but our new one is infested & you cant leave anything at all open in the cupboard or it gets them all through it
Keep everything under wraps or in the fridge myself too.
With the warmer weather saw first cockroach of the season too - yuck!!! No matter how clean your house is these damn things can FLY in!! Time to get the house sprayed methinks.
Sep 19th 2003, 12:14 am
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Weevils are just part of life here. They are small fly like looking things that hatch out in your flour pasta cereals etc. They freaked me out too at first. However Aussies dont worry about them. I have seen people cook pasta with them in it and then just pick them out! Would not go that far myself.
I find they often appear in packets of pasta fresh from the supermarket, so they can be coming from shops not your home. Just Take it back for a refund, however they think you are strange as weevils are considered just part of a hot climate.
My biggest tip here is put your rubbish out every day. Flies have a breeding cycle of as little as 6 hours in summer, nothing worse than the maggots having hatched out in your bin. I am paranoid about this one, seen friends kitchens covered in the 'crawling rice' creatures.
I find they often appear in packets of pasta fresh from the supermarket, so they can be coming from shops not your home. Just Take it back for a refund, however they think you are strange as weevils are considered just part of a hot climate.
My biggest tip here is put your rubbish out every day. Flies have a breeding cycle of as little as 6 hours in summer, nothing worse than the maggots having hatched out in your bin. I am paranoid about this one, seen friends kitchens covered in the 'crawling rice' creatures.
Sep 19th 2003, 12:30 am
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Re: weevils in Australia
Originally posted by debsy
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a problem with weevils in Australia? The reason why I was asking is at the moment I live in a hot and humid place and if you don't keep stuff like flour, rice, pulses etc refridgerated you will find them infested.
I was in the UK for a month this summer and upon my return I found even sealed packets full of little weevils! YUUKKKKKK!
Sorry Badgers - I was really wondering about this one:scared:
Debs
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a problem with weevils in Australia? The reason why I was asking is at the moment I live in a hot and humid place and if you don't keep stuff like flour, rice, pulses etc refridgerated you will find them infested.
I was in the UK for a month this summer and upon my return I found even sealed packets full of little weevils! YUUKKKKKK!
Sorry Badgers - I was really wondering about this one:scared:
Debs
So thats why they still have Tupperware here!!
Sep 19th 2003, 12:37 am
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I've GOT TO get an invite to a Tupperware party or my life isn't complete!
Not had weevils meself yet but my niece got over run by the little blighters. Guess what she'll be getting for Crimbo!
Not had weevils meself yet but my niece got over run by the little blighters. Guess what she'll be getting for Crimbo!