On 2014-10-21 1:19 PM, Pico Rico wrote:

> I only posted that query for discussion purposes (like Julie does). It seems
> like no matter how I seal the containers some friggin bug will find a way in
> and lay an egg or two. I guess I'll have to store my rice in sealed jars or
> freeze it. My house is old and the kitchen is primitive to say the least.
> ===
>
> maybe the egg came with the rice and when you seal the rice you seal the egg
> with it.
>
>
That's possible but seems to me that insects have short life spans and
if they can survive in a sealed container in the dark they should be
emerging while still in the warehouse. I keep my cream of wheat in a
Tupperware container in my pantry. I ran almost right out in the early
summer and bought a new box of it, opened it, poured it into the
Tupperware and then put the top on. I didn't use much over the summer
and by early September I tossed it because of the bugs.