How to Get Rid of Rice or Grain Beetles

Do You Have Grain Beetles Hiding in Your Pantry? | The Kitchn:

Two weeks ago, I spent almost two hours and  a lower back pain trying to manually remove all rice weevils from our plastic rice box container by exposing them to daylight and pick them up using paper towels and spaying them separately with insecticide.  I thought I had exterminated them  all  until I found them today multiplied once more in my newly bought rice and in the same plastic rice box. Then I searched Mr. Google and found this very helpful article on their breathing ground and how to avoid them .


These are their suggestions:



1. Avoid open containers for rice , flour , or any food .


2. Get rid of old flour  and or cornstarch box where they normally hide and multiply.


3. Use glass, metal or hard plastic sealed containers for storing grains.


4. Regularly clean your pantry to avoid the insects.


5. Don't buy large amount of grains for storage (buy only what you need for a week or two)


6. Use white vinegar to clean the place where they usually hide.

If you find your rice infested with this insect , are you going to throw everything away ? Do you have similar experience? Please share with us what you did to get rid of the rice weevils.