How to Get Rid of Rice Weevils (4 Easy Steps)
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Introduction: 0:00
How to Identify Rice Weevils: 0:33
How to Inspect for Rice Weevils: 1:33
How to Treat for Rice Weevils: 2:24
How to Prevent Rice Weevils: 4:56
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Rice weevils are smaller than even grains of rice, growing only to be as large as 3 to 4.6 millimeters in length. They have dark brown bodies, and you may even notice some lighter brown patches if you can see them up close enough. You can tell a weevil apart from other pests like a grain beetle because you’ll notice the weevil’s long snout. It’s hard to miss, even when they’re that small.
To confirm rice weevil activity, look in or around your pantry or where foodstuff is stored. You may see a few rice weevils wandering the shelves, but focus on finding the source of your infestation. Look inside bags or boxes of grains and other stored foods. Remember, since rice weevils spend their developmental stages within grains, you’ll only see adults during your inspection. Be sure to also check any cupboards, drawers, and shelving.
After identifying your pest and inspecting for activity on your property, it’s time to start treatment.
Before starting any treatment, be sure to wear your personal protective equipment, or PPE, and remember to keep all people and pets off the treated areas until dry.
Before starting your treatment, you need to clear out your pantry. Start by throwing out boxed and bagged foodstuffs. Next, vacuum all cracks and crevices in the pantry shelving or cabinets. If your shelving is adjustable, clean out the peg holes with a toothpick and vacuum. Rice weevils may be found in these tight spaces as they travel from place to place. Be sure to throw out the vacuum’s bag or clean the canister when you’re done. Then wipe down the pantry shelves with water to clean up any food residue. Do not use any strong cleaners or bleach, as these will keep pests away from the pesticides you’ll soon apply.
Once you’ve cleared and cleaned your pantry, you’ll need to use insecticide aerosols labeled for rice weevils like Pyrid and Novacide. Pyrid is an insecticide aerosol that’s often used as a flushing agent, and it’s great to treat tight cracks and crevices where rice weevils or other pests may be hiding. To use Pyrid as a crack and crevice treatment, just remove the white applicator, attach the provided red applicator, and make sure the straw is firmly affixed in the spout. Shake the can, and spray along the lengths of any cracks and crevices in your pantry where rice weevils could be hiding. Next, apply Novacide. Novacide is another insecticide aerosol, but this one contains an insect growth regulator, or IGR. Just shake the can, hold it upside-down, and spray 1-2 inches or product every couple of inches.
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Resident....Weevil.
Lol 😆😆
damnnn this is very underrated, man.
😂😂
Ricedent weevil
@@eefonix6274 Right on!!! Lmao!!!
I just put star anise and cloves in my rice container and they are gone. Been doing this for many years
Thanks for the information
i was eating rice and i found one on my plate I almost vomited or just passed away Thank you so much for helping
That’s why my mom always cleaned the rice and I continue the tradition
Today I opened my pantry and heard faint crackling sounds. The culprit is the bags of rice that I haven't opened, but the weevils have been devouring. I have noticed occasional weevils but I didn't know it could get out of hand like this. This information is very helpful. Thank you for sharing.
I've seen them in sealed bags too. That's just creepy imo
I doubt you could hear the sounds they make.
@@humanyoda I heard a crackling sound too. Trust me, they do make those noises in large numbers... and they grow very quickly.
same. the crackiling makes your skin crawl
Very helpful video! These Weevils drive me crazy! 🤦🏻♀️
THEY MAKE EVERYTHING SMELL OFF TOO, THEY LEAVE YOUR FOOD WITH A BAD SMELL, SO BAD ITS HARD TO EAT IT ONCE WEAVELS ARE IN YOUR FOOD.
Omg thankyou!!❤
I clean out my shelves , sprinkle boric powder and spread newspapers . Then I store the goods. I got rice weevils in a pack of basmati.
This is so helpful I found 5 of them on the ground each day sometimes even more sometimes A years maybe like I saw 100
Yes this is very helpfull
awww they like you
I remember cooking a bowl of rice,eating it thinking it was the best I had- realized these bugs were all in it 😂😂😂
Tmi
@@thebolbiggity get some help, you seem like you need it
@@happydays5989 ok? enjoy ur bowl of bugs
@@thebolbiggity you need to learn how to read
same. lol. fortunately it seems they arent toxic or anything
Need leaves, cloves, cinnamon are good way to a add in storage .may make loose tie ups with cheese cloths and recycle.
Thank you for your advice. ❓ I have some rice bags that I placed in the freezer to get rid of bugs. How can I remove the moisture so I can then store it long-term with oxygen absorbers? Is it possible to do it in the oven if so, at what temperature and how long? Thank you for your help 🌺
Thank you
Thank you!!!!
I just wash the rice continuously until every last one is cleared from it. I'm not going to waste a perfectly good container of rice just because of weevils...hell no!
Once cleared of all weevils the rice is perfectly fine to eat.
these deformed roaches keep invading MY room just because they dont have any access too my families rice
I think those are bed bugs
Same, it’s getting seriously out of hand and I’m so used to it I just squash them between my own fingers and I find it so nasty I need to change that asap
Yesss! Same here. I’m sick of it!
@@deeptisharma2297 No they are rice weevils they look nothing like bed bugs and they don't bite
best thing to do with rice,flour and cereals and other grains is to freeze them for a few days sift them.then use o2 absorbers and vacuum seal them. bugs are in everything we eat so no sense in throwing the food away. anything you cook will kill whatever critter there is anyway.
First freeze it for a few days to kill weevils
Then leave out for 3 days, the sudden warmth will make the eggs hatch
The refreeze for another three days and that kill the hatched babies
Then remove from freezer and let thaw for a few days
Never ever pack with oxygen absorber until you know all moisture from freezer is out or else it will cause mold
freeze first then dry then mylar right?
But i dont wanna eat those dead eggs 😢even if they were frozen before. Omg i gotten so paranoid about this
@@alexzajickova605Then avoid any and all grains (rice, corn, wheat, barley, etc.) and all pasta products. Also avoid any and all fruits and vegetables since those have also most likely been in contact with other insects. Avoid all meats and fish for the same reason, even though freezing and cooking will kill any parasites. Oh and avoid drinking water, juices, milk. Red coloring (carmine) is made from crushed up insects so avoid red foods or makeup products.
@@drolretsam497 haha So basically avoid everything lol? But yeah i know about carmine, to my surprise Its often in strawberry milk or yogurts but some dont have it. I Guess Its fine though as long as i wash the rice properly before cooking
Why did I find this video after yesterday? I had to throw away a load of rice and barley 🥺
I did not just see this video after finding two in my plate and mistaking them for spice particles and just eating them and now they're all over my storage 😭 I know it's honestly just an unpleasant form of extra protein but the thought is unsettling
Two? The most I've found is twelve.
@@_zenith_139 That was just in my plate, and just the beginning. It has been a year since and they now own the house. We pay them rent. I don't eat without their permission. They sleep in my bed and make me wash their dishes.
More seriously, though, it got really bad and then kind of okay and has stayed that way since the start of this year but no matter what we try they come back
My bugs were like small warms what can I do? Is it the same?
The fact that some of the grains could contain eggs in them is quite disturbing. 😖
I can only guess how disturbed you'd feel if you knew how much feces from other pest is "acceptable" in our foods.
@@clockcycle Ironically, that doesn't seem to disturb me as much. I guess because the microscopic faeces can't come to life in my stomach. If I can't see them or taste them, I might die or get I'll from them but atleast I won't freak out as much.
@@G.DD3SS they'll get filtered when you clean the rice and would all pretty much die when you cook them, even if you manage to eat a life one accidentally rice weevils are actually harmless to your body
I have a lot of rice and took bags to the bathtub, stayed up for hours while my wife and son slept. every time they would come to the top and climb up to the top of the bag, i would tap the bag and have them fall into a container.
When I had a bunch, I would tap it into the toilet and flush after a while. I did this for hours.
I vacuumed and wiped-out cupboards and drawers, spent the following day throwing some food items and transferred good items to zip-lock bags.
Instead of throwing out the rice though, I put it in a pot with a lid, into the oven at the suggested 180F for 15 minutes , I dunno which website wrote that info but still on my stove-top, with the lid still on, a weevil crawled up to the top of the rice. Well, I put it in at 300F for 30 minutes.
I think because I had a large quantity of rice in my biggest pot, the heat didn't reach the center, the first time.
I don't have a method for easily separating the dead weevils from the rice, there's so many, I just plan on rinsing them out as I use the rice.
They are so small and seem like clean-ish and harmless bugs, compared to what I hear about cockroaches, dirty cockroaches who shi* everywhere.
But here I am. a day after the big-clean. Woke up and killed 3 more rice weebles. I am not too worried, I killed hundreds the day before. Maybe thousands...
I don't really care as long as they aren't pathogenic or toxic
Mine were white does that mean I have shiny version of weevil
I live in Nigeria, we buy rice in 65kg-100kg bags
Mine was in the bird seed.
Weevils are full at my home not in food. Its like mosquito. How te get rid of it?
so far, every bag of rice that i brought home from Costco couldn't last more than a few weeks to a month without getting absolutely infested with these things!
If you have a deep freezer with space, keep it in the freezer. Scoop portions into a smaller container to use for a month or so at a time. I had an issue with them in a bag and everything I've scooped out of the freezer has been fine, they haven't come back from eggs or anything, I just have to wash before use. Future bags will spend some time in the freezer immediately before use to see if that does it without keeping them in it for good.
I never had issues before, but this year, I’m getting full blown weevil infestation in my rice bags from Costco! I mainly just wash them out the best I can along with all the arsenic from the rice. Multiple washes! There are usually bugs or a bit of bugs in most things we eat. It is difficult to avoid completely. Extra protein I guess🥴.
The rice I just bought from Costco is completely infected. Can I return it? It was a huge bag and cost $12.
@@JanetKFish so long as you have more than half the bag still full, they'll take it back.
Well I guess I’m lucky cuz I found a live one in the bag of rice I just opened. Bought it at the store a month ago
Best ideas for these weevils.
1. Aluminum phosphide (sulphas) ( cover one tablet in a cotton cloth and keep with your rice)
2. Boric asid ( cover with a thin coating)
3. Deltametha ( spray all pentry with delta spray)
Just throw in a bunch of dried chilis with your rice/grain and that'll do, simple as that :)
No need for all those pesticides, and it's fine to eat rice that had weevils in it, just wash them out :/
What kind of Chilis? Can I use habanero?
@@freds.8775
Well I usually use dried Kashmiri red peppers or Sichuan red chillies, simply because they’re the most common and convenient to get here in SEA.
I think dried habanero works too, as long as it’s on the spicy side & dried as you don’t want the chillies to start rotting in your rice storage.
So just use whichever is the most convenient to you :)
P/S: btw I heard that bay leaves work too but I’ve never tried that before
Use Bay leaves
I won't recommend eating weevil unless you're desperate... Really desperate. Who knows how much weevil shit you're shoveling in your mouth
@@kakerake6018 eating weevils will literally do nothing to you on top of that, how much bug poop do you think we eat, bug and food go hand in hand. I think we eat like 6 spiders a year.
Stores should apply the treatment step and people the prevention one.
What can I use if they are everywhere? Living room, bedrooms? We went in a vacation and came back to this😭😭
I had rice weevils on my my weet bix
If there was a bag of rice that looks okay among obviously infected grains can I leave it in the freezer for a week or something so if there were any eggs or unseen bugs they die ? Does this work?
This works but again, those mfs can be living in the grains.
@@justicecardenas3384 In the grains...Oh no.
@@justicecardenas3384 "those mfs", 🤣
If they aren’t adults you can put the rice/flour/etc in the freezer. Even if they are in the grains they usually die when you cook or bake or boil them (if the freezer didn’t kill them already), and as gross as it sound they aren’t harmful if you accidentally eat them and are so so small they won’t effect the taste of your food.
@@CutieYoli thank you♥️
Just bake your dried goods for 18 minutes... Every 3 minute period Shovel the goods around so all of it can get hit with quick hot heat... Then reseal them and store em properly... I did it... my food is still delicious 3 years later and taste fresh... Problem solved
What temperature?
Low temp, 300... Broil in oven.. Toss em around every 3 minutes
@@mainmotto thank you sir
But presence of weevil indicate that the food is not pesticides laden....that is one good thing
I found weevils in my bulk drive for the first time ever just now! It's a 20lb bag not in a pantry.
Could be due to temperature in that area.
I never knew about these ugly weevils 🤢 I'm cleaning all my cabinets right now. I'm so annoyed!!!! I found them in the pancake mix 😑
It’s ok even if you accidentally eat a few weebles. No harm.
Will they die on their own once I get rid of the source and kill a few stragglers? There's some camping in wooden crevices but idk if leaving them alone is okay since there's no food source for them
If they cant access good within 45 days yes
Are weevils common in the US?
Yes
So you really can't get rid of a pest if it's actually in the grain itself. They only appear if the conditions are right.
So weird. These are not in my food. They are in my cabinet where i keep cups. Annoying me
So, they can be even in unopened rice and other packages? Must i throw them away also?
Adult rice weevils are capable of penetrating through food packaging and can invade through very small gaps in box folds. You can always inspect packages for any holes, and if a package is see-through, you can move the product around and see if there are any weevils inside. However if you're dealing with a large infestation we do recommend you throw away such packaged foods before you start cleaning/treatment in order to ensure total elimination.
Istg every single day I atleast see one of these, and every single day it’s driving me more n more insane and I want to get rid of them but it’s hard, AND NOW UR TELLING ME THAT MY RICE GRAINS CAN BE LARVA INFESTED..??? 😭😭
Extra protein...
I got little white moths flying around my flour and Instant potatoes packages... I freeze my beans/rice for 3 days and then store them in 1 gallon freezer bags in the pantry. Best way I know to do things for now. the thick walls of the freezer bags should keep them out.. but probably not forever....
That’s what I do. I store rice, flour, etc in the freezer until I’m ready to cook with it ... haven’t had any problems.
This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
@@faithevolution552 I leave the beans/rice in their original bags and then put them in freezer bags on the shelf. I can put 3 2lb bags in 1 freezer bag. Freezer bags are reusable to save money..
@@sumerbc7409 I love this idea. I usually cook one cup or two cups of rice at a time. I think I'll divide my rice into one cup portions and put them into sandwich bags and into the freezer. You're brilliant idea will save me lots aggrivation, time, and money. Thank you!
@@sumerbc7409 What if they are already in the rice.
I today opened some brown rice and jesus the ammount of these that were in there.. they seemed dead
I store my rice in my freezer. I live on my own so I don't have much.
I bought a 50lb bag of rice from an Asian market a couple of months ago and soon after we started a kitchen remodel and the rice just sat there until I noticed today that it’s infested with these and things and now they’re in everything… all the unopened pasta boxes too. I freaked out and dumped the entire pantry in the dumpster. I’m worried they’ll damage the furniture
No worries, they doesn't feed on furniture. Just clean the cabinet thoroughly with any bug/insect killer .
Sorry you wasted money. Next time check out YT before throwing out. There’s always a solution. Blessings.
I only buy th expensive Basmati rice in the oriental stores , now I have an infestation .
i saw one of those in the rice i bought but i threw out the rice now
thank you i literally hate them so much theyre everywhere :|
Them: how to check rice weevils!
Me: how to get parioned!
4:59 try to not stalk up on food!
Covid: nuh-uh- uhh
I freeze flour rice etc for 48 hours before storing
@@_Seagie been doing it for years,works great
@@nature1960 I'll try it. Thanks
Freeze? As in like feeezer or refrigerator?
@@SriSri-ei1yi freezer then take out and let it sit I then store in air tight container. I use mason jars
@@SriSri-ei1yi If you want to freeze something you put it in the freezer. no?
I got Weevil on my hand right now
Edit: He died
Let's write a blues song on Weevils 😂😂😂
So these are what I kill on grounded .. interesting
😂😂😂
If I throw everything out, how have I avoided hundreds of dollars of food damage?
Once he said the mom lay her eggs in the rice then close up the hole she made I was like yea I'll just throw it all away cause ewwww
I think I would rather eat the weevils than use the pesticide. My biggest question is how do they survive so long without water?
My cats had a water fountain.
I went to change out the water…I saw a ton floating inside by the filter!
I also would find one floating in their water dish.
I’ve found them hardened in my scented wax burner.
I’ve found one crawling on my arm, in bed!
I realized they had to be pantry bugs, when an hour ago…I saw hundreds in the pancake mix!Some still moving.
My heebies have now been freaking jeebied!
After researching, I am going to buy huge trash bags, throwing everything out that wasn’t properly sealed, wiping everything down with vinegar/lemon essential oil.
A woman said she was saved once someone told her to do this:
Sprinkle pepper, dried bay leaves, & cloves in pantry where food will be stored.
She hasn’t had an issue since.
I heard sprinkled cinnamon works for other bugs.
I do have many items in sealed containers, but not everything.
I am so creeped out just thinking about what I’ll see as I pull unsealed items out….I think I’ll refrain from being nosy/inspecting it & just toss it in the trash bag 😂
Note: Weevils are in many grain foods when you purchase them in the form of EGGS. If you destroy the EGGS before storing you won't have a problem with them in your packages if sealed properly. Some people put them in the freezer for at least 3 days. You might try to microwave about 2 pounds of dry goods (rice, beans ECT) at a time for about 20 or 30 seconds. I have done this but not enough time has past to see how well it works. My thinking is the EGGS get destroyed in the microwave.
Has anyone else tried this microwave idea?
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Hi any updates and you methods yet
@@36Atoli I have checked, but it's only been a few months at this time. No signs of Weevils to date. Thanks for your question, I'm sure others have this same question.
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Hi not true
@@sheepseven7588 Have you tried it???? What results have you had????
I did this about one year ago and so far it has worked. No bugs.
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@@DD-uf2uo another thing you can do of you have live weevil is place a bowl of rice (about 4-5 kg) surrounded by another bowl of hot water. They would start to come out instantly.
Or, place the rice under the sun for 4-5 hours. Problem solved!
Is it safe to eat? Don't want to throw away a huge bag of rice . Any tips???
Hi Justin, that's understandable. Weevils are safe to eat... just most people don't want to think about eating bugs in their rice! You can put the bag of a rice in a freezer overnight -- this will kill the weevils while leaving the rice unharmed. Then you can cook the rice normally if you want.
Either rice with loads of pesticide laden, or naturally and unavoidably have some weevils eggs. Choose one
sugar ants can easily go through those cereal containers so find something else air tight
Use bay leaves or cloves or garlic That works best too.
won't that just flavor the rice for the weevils to enjoy even more?
Bay Leaves didn't work for me. It's been in the rice for many months. The weevils are growing healthily. I don't want chemicals so dunno if the spray explained by the author is appropriate.
I haven't tried Garlic. How do I use Garlic...just drop in the bag of rice? Do I peel it first?
@@_Seagie 🤣
@@Flomaria08 freeze the rice for 48 hours. End of weevils, end of story
@@_Seagie ok...gonna try it. Thanks
Me and my brother saw them and kept them in pets I feed them rice and there's more in he rice
Beware of buying dog food from people on the street or thru apps like offer up and such. I was out of 300 bucks because the dog food had weevils in 8 of the 10 bags I brought!!!! Of course I noticed AFTER getting the food home and yes I paid with cash app..... NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
Cooking your rice will kills these bugs plus extra protein lol
These pests had cost me a lot
Bay leaves keep weevils away
I just found weevils in my rice, so i had to throw all the rice out and buy better, more expensive right. This showed me to never buy cheap or free rice ever agin
To be fair, the weevils don't mind whether the rice is cheap or expensive. lol
I just crush-kill them. Kind of satisfying because they are hard and produce a crushing sound like a hard biscuit.
You can just use cockroach baits they work great
i just put the rice infront of me and wait for some to come to the surface and destroy the eggs in rice
Well… I don’t think I’m going to eat any rice in a hurry…
Rice weavels spread to my flour now…
Freeze the bag of rice, chemical free
I need bleach and holy water for my eys i got disguist by weevils
They can be cooked along with food.they are edible
Ew
Yummy, we're eating weevils for dinner
Are those poisons harmful to humans in any way?
No. Just wash them off.before you cook
Oh my! And I just wash the rice off and eat it regardless
4:56
Store these items in the freezer & you won't have these bugs.
takes too much space to store in the freezer but I do freeze them for 2 days before storing
In the deep freezer
Put dry goods in freezer
They look like tiny Hercules beetles
Dream Weevil....
Weevils are in every rice you buy
I eat rice weevil
...NOT easy steps.
Rise, We Evil!
😂😂😂😂
I found these in my noodles...fok.
My mum keeps the rice in the sun
Does this help?
The quality of rice will be gone if it contact with sunlight...
No. Chemical. Pesticides. Please.
I just throw them
Thank you for your feedback.
😂
Lmao
phew. thought i had roaches!!!
I just threw away a bunch of food bags with these bugs, and found one which was empty but UNOPENED, it smelled like a cadaver. I'n so disgusted by these vermins.
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Invest in earth grade diatomaceous earth and dust the hell out of every nook and crevice of your house. Well ventilated for safety..
Weevils will not be on your property your cabinets perhaps spaying poison in your home is ridiculous
I shouldn't have watched this, right after I put rice in my rice cooker🤮
Eat them
Not the best advice in this video. To throw out your entire pantry is absolutely insane, and do you really want to use chemicals where your store food? Yeah, yeah, it’s safe once it’s dry, or doesn’t cause harm to humans, but who’s telling you that? The chemical companies. When have they ever lied before?
Anyway, what I’ve done in the past is move everything into thicker sealable bags. If weevils are in there, they now stay in there assuming it’s properly sealed. I’ll then take those bags and rotate them through my freezer for a few days, but when I pull them out, the bag stays sealed and the food stays inside. If there were weevils they are now dead and can be rinsed, washed or strained out. Now you don’t need to money out the window. Once everything is in bags pull everything out you pantry, clean, and spray surfaces with straight vinegar. Personally, I just let it dry on surfaces. To keep from having an issue again, anything new you buy put into a sealable bag and freeze for a few days and then move to pantry.
My you are so long winded I never finish viewing pls just get to the point tq
So disgusting 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢 I don’t want to clean out my parents hoarder kitchen