rice bugs : how to stop them!
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i guess everyone faces this problem. rice bugs growing in the rice bucket from out of no where.
and it is sickening to see their bodies floating out when i wash the rice..
anyone has good ideas to prevent the growth of these rice bugs..?
like for example, put garlic or ginger into the rice bucket..?
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I don't face this problem.
You got keep your rice properly or not? -
put in dried chillis. empty ur pail of rice. clean it.
and buy good graded rice!!
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i always put rice into air-tight container, shld hav no problem mar, but my family seldom cook, normally only on weekends..
damn bugs! -
Bugs wil want better rice also..Originally posted by mhcampboy:put in dried chillis. empty ur pail of rice. clean it.
and buy good graded rice!! -
Must be the brand of rice u bought.Originally posted by ^blue^:i always put rice into air-tight container, shld hav no problem mar, but my family seldom cook, normally only on weekends..
damn bugs! -
currently have the pheonix brand ...
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make sure ur rice container is dry...including the cup that U might use to scope the rice...
if ur rice consumption is small...then dun get a big packet of rice and store lar... -
spray insecticide lah.
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the bugs will always be there if u keep your rice for too long.
on another note, i used to catch like 50 of those weevils and put them in a jar. fill it half with rice and screw on the cover tightly and let them multiply inside... woah, after 2 months, the whole thing was swarming with those little buggers.
you guys should try it sometime. -
they don't come out from nowhere!
they are actually already in the rice when you buy it.
the only way to prevent them from growing is to finish the rice quickly... or er, if you store the rice in the freezer, they cannot grow right?
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put chacoal on top of the rice then cover it..
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power..Originally posted by starblue:the bugs will always be there if u keep your rice for too long.
on another note, i used to catch like 50 of those weevils and put them in a jar. fill it half with rice and screw on the cover tightly and let them multiply inside... woah, after 2 months, the whole thing was swarming with those little buggers.
you guys should try it sometime.
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Keep it in an airy cool dry place. You can keep the lid slightly open. Humidity and warm temperatures are favorable conditions for the bug eggs to hatch so deny them that. Don't agree? Do you see bugs in the supermarket's rice section?
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Haha I remember back in camp we all called this sergeant a weevil cause he was exactly like that. Come out of nowhere, and leech off others. Don't want go canteen ask others to buy for him, don't do duty ask his men do for him.
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I use the traditional wooden rice barrel for storing my rice plus the garlic... and the weevils appear only occasionally so I guess tt works.
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You can't stop them, thier eggs are within the rice grain. Yes, the ones you eat.
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the horror !
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my grandma puts it out in the sun, then they'll crawl out by themselves. a few hours.
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Dont teach him the wrong thing man...Tell u..add afew lizards in...they will do the job for u...Originally posted by SGpork:put chacoal on top of the rice then cover it..