Evil Weevils

I was in a frenzy of activity today having discovered weevils in a new, unopened packet of wholemeal flour. Closer investigation found them in the bran and the plain flour – and an unopened bag of sugar. It’s not a good feeling to throw food out, but not a good feeling to pretend the bugs aren’t there and use the food anyway! Particularly if you’ve researched the bugs and seen the pictures – magnified a million times. Yuck. At least the food could go in the compost. Then I lifted out the flour bins, cleaned them and dried them in the sun, vacuumed and disinfected the whole space behind, sprayed for insects, put down diatomaceous earth for good measure, and went shopping for airtight containers – and supplies to fill them.

So much for being in the time of the sixth mass extinction. I’ve had infestations of ants, passion vine hoppers and now weevils! The insect world appears to be thriving.