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To: numberonepal

If bugs showed up inside your sealed glass jar it most likely means the eggs were already in the flour. Changing brands might be the first test. Freezing a couple days before storing might avoid the problem. In humid country keeping the flour in a tight contained with a small amount of heat, like a small light bulb, might keep the bugs away.

In my own dry country I just keep the stuff in it’s factory sack and bugs never show up even after years on the shelf. If I ever saw a bug I’d just burn the stuff and start over.


4,193 posted on 09/01/2026 1:25:13 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: OldWarBaby; numberonepal
For dry storage with the least amount of hassle I would seal the flour in an air tight container with an oxygen absorber pack inside. I presume that all such 'invaders' survive on oxygen. Long term dry storage freely makes use of them.

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4,229 posted on 09/02/2026 12:23:09 PM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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