How Do You Get Rid Of And Prevent Flour Mites?
• When you detect mites in your dry goods, check every single place where dry goods are stored: pantries, pet food dispensers, kitchen cabinets, bread boxes. Bugs travel from floor to floor. If you don’t get all the bugs, they will spread and reinfest areas you’ve cleaned out. • You can detect mites by sticking a piece of scotch tape, sticky side up on packages or on the shelves of storage areas. They also may stick to glue on box tops. Check the edges of sealed flour canisters. They might not be able to get inside, but they may be on the lip, awaiting you to open the container. • Throw out all infested foods in plastic garbage bags and get those trash bags out of the house immediately. • Put all dry goods that don’t seem to have bugs in the freezer for a day or two. • Do NOT EVER use pesticides where food is stored. • Vacuum out the cabinets, then throw the vacuum bag into the outside trash. • Wash infected cabinets with soap, water and bleach. Make sure you pull shelves and wash the
