Prevention
Add one or two fresh bay leaves to each container or bag. No bugs and no flavour transfer. You can also keep a few pinned inside your pantry cupboard. However, Tupperware seals so well you should not have a problem (no affiliation, I just love Tupperware!).
How can you tell if you have weevils in your flour or other dry goods?
Look for small black dots in the flour. When fully grown, they will develop wings and you will find them flying around and out of your cupboard!. In larval state, weevils will appear as tiny maggot-like worms.
Another indicator that weevils have infiltrated your food is the presence of cocoons. Even if you don’t see any actual bugs or cocoons, you may see that your flour has formed small clumps that are held together by a sticky string-like substance. This is a sure sign that you’ve got weevils in your flour.
How to get rid of them
Don’t feel bad, most weevils come from items that were contaminated at purchase. If you have them, throw away contaminated food, thoroughly clean any containers with hot soapy water and wash the cupboard too.
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