What are the tiny insects that appear in flour?!


Question: How can they liive in such a dry environment?


Answers: How can they liive in such a dry environment?

flour mites, they live in flour that has been left in a food cupboard for a long time. YUK.... It needs throwing away.

things can live anywhere

weevils. Google it for full information.

they are just flour lice things.. it means the flour is old and has not been kept air tight

weevil's

aphids

Weevils

...and I don't know how they survive but, they are gross.

They are also famous, there is a weevil joke in Master and Commander.

Weevils

Bonjour



There called:
Nemonychidae — pine flower weevils

full description:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weevil

How to get rid of flour weevils:
http://dearreader.typepad.com/dear/2004/...

goo dluck my friend

aurevoir

They are called Weevils

Thats a great question.. i didn't know there were tiny insects in flour.. but thanks the same.. now I have to go check..lol

i never knew they were called weevils, i thought they was jus called flour mites, learn summats everyday

Tiny insects don't appear in my flour.

If I ever come round to your place, I'm definitely not eating your cakes.

Weevils

Weevils. Get rid of the flour.

weazels





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