jmcquown > wrote in
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>>> You wouldn't have had visible (hatched) bugs if you'd put
>>> the container in the freezer. I store all my grains that
>>> way: flour, cornmeal, grits...
>>
>> Do you really? I never store any of that in freezer. I've
>> only had bugs show up in a bag maybe once every 7-8 years so
>> I don't worry about it.
>>
> Yes, I do. You don't live in the deep south.

Don't have to live in the deep south. I live halfway between the
Equator and the North Pole and some years back we had an
infestation of Indian meal moths in our pantry. They had eaten
their way into thin plastic bags and burrowed in our reserves to
lay eggs and somne sort of thin webbing.

It took two days to get rid of all of them. Then we bought sturdy
plastic containers for dry goods (like rice and oats) and I
insist that we keep larger amounts in the freezer.

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