Household Tips: 101

[wishfulthinking]

aka the wishful v weevils thread.

Ok, so bloody fucking weevils have gotten into my once thought airtight containers and got to my rice, pasta and flour. [is it flor is the US?]

Admittedly, I had to search the web to find a fucking picture of the fucking bastards to be sure. [note: to all those websites on weevils that didn't have a picture - fucking idiots!].

So I found a tip - leave peppermint gum in their wrappers and place them strategically. I'm going to give it a try, and get back to you. There is a moral in there someone, and if it works, it may take the fuckers 7 years to decompose.

Anyone else got some back to basic tips on anything that may seem common sense to you, but has not occurred to someone like me?

PS for those who don't think this is an authorly thread, I'm sure there is an ebook in it for someone, and if anyone can make it erotic...

 

[impressive]

Peppermint is just so ... versatile!

 

[Emerald Eyed]

Storing my flour and pasta in the fridge help;s

 

[FallingToFly]

So are weevils...

Oy... no advice on the weevils, darling, but I do know that planting mint around the foundations of your house discourages snakes. The oil from the leaves seems to irritate their belly scales. Not to mention, the overwhelming scent fucks up their hunting abilities.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Peppermint is just so ... versatile!

I think it is the gum that's the killer. The peppermint is just the lure. Sweet death

 

[wishfulthinking]

So are weevils...

No, not the human male variety!

 

[carsonshepherd]

Bay leaves discourage them

 

[herecomestherain]

If it's any consolation we are still battling pantry months - they come in as larvae in almonds, sultanas and the like and friggen well set up a colony, they will attach themselves to paper towel for krist's sake and eat the cellulose, so even when you think they are under control one or two lurk on to metamorphisise into flying beasties...oh the horror!

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

aka the wishful v weevils thread.

Ok, so bloody fucking weevils have gotten into my once thought airtight containers and got to my rice, pasta and flour. [is it flor is the US?]

Admittedly, I had to search the web to find a fucking picture of the fucking bastards to be sure. [note: to all those websites on weevils that didn't have a picture - fucking idiots!].

So I found a tip - leave peppermint gum in their wrappers and place them strategically. I'm going to give it a try, and get back to you. There is a moral in there someone, and if it works, it may take the fuckers 7 years to decompose.

Anyone else got some back to basic tips on anything that may seem common sense to you, but has not occurred to someone like me?

PS for those who don't think this is an authorly thread, I'm sure there is an ebook in it for someone, and if anyone can make it erotic...

Just to be a total nerd and "bug" you a bit, I clicked on Google Images, typed in "weevils" and got 4100 results.

One of the photos came from a site called WHAT'S THAT BUG?
People write in with photo attachments asking what in hell they've found.

It included this photo of a "good" grain/pantry weevil.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/images/weevil_daniel.jpg

Rumple Foreskin

ps: Moth balls not only repel moths, they have the same effect on skunks.

 

[TxRad]

Weeviles........

What's the problem? When i was in the Marines, we just considered them extra protien ..... They even add a little crunch...... But then again there are some things that shouldn't cruch when you chew it....

 

[Colleen Thomas]

WE used to get them periodically back hoe. Mom always tossed the flour/rice/pasta she had open even if it looked uninfected. She then tossed anything open, like sugar or coffe. We hit the pantry with a mic of clorox and hot water, let it dry, then hit it again. After that, we would only store open stuff in ziplock bags or air tight containers for a month or two.

It worked, though I couldn't say if it was the clorox bath or just tossing everything they could concievably have gotten into.

Good luck.

 

[Guest]

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[SensualCealy]

Personally I wouldnt use gum to get rid of them, that would only attract ants.

I use the mint I grow in my garden and put it in the backs of my drawers ( the kitchen cupboard kind you silly fool!)

This gets rid of bugs and mice. Mice dont like mint either!

Our problem this time of year is ANTS! Of course, the mint isnt up yet, and I didnt get on the band wagon in the fall and dry the mint to use during the winter.

Duh!
C

 

[scheherazade_79]

Nothing to do with weevils or mint, but coca cola is superb at cleaning burnt saucepans, cooker tops and toilets. Leave it soak for a few minutes and you'll be surprised.

 

[oggbashan]

Nothing to do with weevils or mint, but coca cola is superb at cleaning burnt saucepans, cooker tops and toilets. Leave it soak for a few minutes and you'll be surprised.

Brightens up old copper and silver coins as well. Not recommended for real collectors.

Clear (distilled) vinegar will remove limescale from kettles. Half fill the kettle with the vinegar, bring to the boil and leave for quarter of an hour. Then rinse with clean water several times before boiling water twice and throwing the water away. This is best done outside because of the smell but can be done indoors if you must - but open a window. It will work with ordinary brown vinegar but the brown stain make take a little while to remove.

Og

 

[rgraham666]

Rump, thanks for the website link to What's That Bug?

Wanted to be an entomologist when I was a kid and still find arthropods of all types fascinating.

 

[carsonshepherd]

Nothing to do with weevils or mint, but coca cola is superb at cleaning burnt saucepans, cooker tops and toilets. Leave it soak for a few minutes and you'll be surprised.

Yes, so just imagine what it does to the enamel on your teeth.

I'll shut up now

 

[JackHarrison]

What about if you live in a flat, love? By the way, I have a thing for Aussie lasses.

 

[FallingToFly]

Personally I wouldnt use gum to get rid of them, that would only attract ants.

I use the mint I grow in my garden and put it in the backs of my drawers ( the kitchen cupboard kind you silly fool!)

This gets rid of bugs and mice. Mice dont like mint either!

Our problem this time of year is ANTS! Of course, the mint isnt up yet, and I didnt get on the band wagon in the fall and dry the mint to use during the winter.

Duh!
C

Lemon juice across their track, and on your doorsteps and windowsills will discourage them.

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

WE used to get them periodically back hoe. Mom always tossed the flour/rice/pasta she had open even if it looked uninfected. She then tossed anything open, like sugar or coffe. We hit the pantry with a mic of clorox and hot water, let it dry, then hit it again. After that, we would only store open stuff in ziplock bags or air tight containers for a month or two.

It worked, though I couldn't say if it was the clorox bath or just tossing everything they could concievably have gotten into.

Good luck.

I'm going to have to do this to my cabinets. I've got those evil little things too, and I HATE them.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Crim, get the bastards!

Test results are in. They are not conclusive. I placed 4 bits of gum in the pantry. None of them have been nibbled on. 1 has 1 weevil dead beside it. Another has 4 dead beside it. The other 2 have none.

Rump, I like the angle of the bastards ie dead

 

[rgraham666]

I am really digging that link Rumple provided.

Especially the mantises. I used to keep them as pets when I was a kid. They're so cool.

 

[wishfulthinking]

I am really digging that link Rumple provided.

Especially the mantises. I used to keep them as pets when I was a kid. They're so cool.

okaaay

If you want, I can send some of the bastards to you. Dead or alive, you choose

 

[rgraham666]

okaaay

If you want, I can send some of the bastards to you. Dead or alive, you choose

Weevils are boring.

Warning! Arachnophobes (especially Earl) should not click on the link.

A web casting spider would be really cool, though.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

I am really digging that link Rumple provided.

Especially the mantises. I used to keep them as pets when I was a kid. They're so cool.

Rob, glad I could help. Of course, anyone who kept mantises as pets needs lots and lots of help. By the way, there's a mention of mantises in my Earth Day story. A frog is watching a blowjob and wondering if it's a praying mantis sort of deal.

Rumple Foreskin