Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Protein! Austin Franklin wrote: > > > At 11:09 AM 9/6/01 -0500, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > >They look suspiciously like the rice beetles that are enfesting the > > >entire house. My wife buys rice in 25-lb sacks, and they invariable > > >"develop" beetles in a few weeks. > > > > > > That's because the rice is full of beetle eggs that hatch after > > you get the > > rice. Putting the rice in a freezer will prevent them from > > hatching. Or in > > a small plastic garbage can (new and clean) and then put in some dry ice. > > The cold and lack of oxygen will keep them from hatching. > > > > But I'm sure you already know this... > > > > :) > > > > Jim > > Even if you prevent them from hatching...don't you end up eating them?