RE: [Leica] RE: To renew an older question - Film eating beetles

["Jeffery Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>]

My mother-in-law (from Korea) put the rice in a pan, puts water into it,
and the beetles, eggs, grubs, pupae, and hopefully all of the droppings
float up to the top where they can be poured off. I guess rice beetles
date back so far, eating some of their remnants is acceptable.

We have the rice in a rice box that dispenses from below. I'm going to
try that dry ice trick. The lid comes off, and it is basically a small
rice "silo" that should keep the CO2 trapped for hours.

Thanks for the tip. 

Jeff

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Subject: [Leica] RE: To renew an older question - Film eating beetles


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