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Old 08-11-2008, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by AngelaBarbara View Post
If you're really worried about bugs, put some Diatomaceous Earth in with the food. It kills anything that might hatch after packing. (But the Oxygen absorbers should make it impossible for them to live anyway.) But skip the bay leaves and spend the money on storage food instead.
Read this before you start putting Diatomaceous Earth in with edible foods!!! Diatomaceous earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diatomaceous Earth is used in gardening but it only works on soft bodied bugs. Like slugs and grubs etc. Wouldn't bother a weavil at all. Weavils are hard bodied.

The reason I use the Food Saver VACUUM sealer is it vacuums the air out of the bag and leaves only the food product. Resealing a mylar bag with an iron doesn't remove the air.
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