Gross bugs in cereal?

Gross bugs in cereal?

Ah this is really gross and Im having a freak out moment as Im typing. I live in this really small apartment making things all the more claustrophobic for me right now. Any support is REALLY appreciated as Im on the verge of burning my skin off: Ive recently started organic container gardening to try growing vegetables and cut down on groceries. Theyve grown so far but now I tried growing more and as I dug into the potting soil bag there were mites and grubs. The mites crawled all over my skin and the grubs...well...theyre grossing me out. As I said I live in a small apartment so I keep the gardening stuff near my food. Bad idea ok ok but what else am I going to do? OMG this is a major freak out. I want to cut my skin out. It feels like theres mites all over me. Please help.

Asked by sam about Garden Landscape

You can spread the soil out on a large cake pan and heat it in the oven for about 45 min 1 hour at 375 this will kill the molds bugs and so on.

Answered by mr.obvious

Just where does the Gross bugs in cereal come into play? Just wondering. A comprehendable language would also be a nice thing to have Sounds like a loaded question to me... ...Billy Ray

Answered by $Billy Ray$ Valentine

Baking the soil is the best thing to do to rid yourself of insects I buy really good soil from gardening stores but before taking it inside for storage or usage...get that oven to heating and cremate those critters. I use a large roasting pan stirring often during the baking hot soil does kinda stink but its worth it. Any dry goods such as cerealflourcornmeal etc. already has insect eggs in them especially if purchased in a liquidation store. The item should be stored in air tight containers . I try to buy the freshest items possible and again store as suggested. I buy my flour as I use lots and put it in my freezer. The eggs are killed and will not hatch when brought into the warm cupboards. I have a garage and I take my pet food there and store in an air tight container. I have opened bags of dog food only to find moth worms or beetles in it. Your pet wont mind but they will crawl out a pet dish and infect clothes etc. I have a Liquidation Sore near me and I occasionally purchase cereal but when I get it home I take the inner sealed bag out of the box and tap the box upside down over the sink and check the inner bag to see if it IS sealed. Pressing it gently will show that it is vacuum packed If it quishes flat at the top it has an air leak somewhere....I take it back....this rarely happens But You DO need to store in air tight containers. Seems like a lot of work but I cant stand bugs in my home. I visited a friend in Florida and when I turned on a bedside lamp during the night the table top was covered with roaches which scurried quickly into the bottom of her African Violet pots. I took the pots and set them in a pan of room tempt water deep enough to come over the top of the pot. I scooped off the roaches from the water and killed them. They didnt want to drown ...which death was worse?lol

Answered by Anna

Next time get a commercial potting mix and dont use soil from the garden for pots. If you are going to continue to use dirt out of the garden than do what other suggested and pasteurize it to kill off the living things in the soil even though most are actually beneficial. Bugs are nothing to freak out about. if you are going to be growing food organically you will be dealing with them a lot. And most are beneficial to your plants and the soil so should not be harmed in any way. The grubs and mites will NOT get into your food. They dont eat cereal etc. they eat roots things in the soil etc.. the bugs that get into grains are the larva of certain moths. Storing grains/beans/flour in glass airtight containers or in your freezer will keep vermin from getting into your food.

Answered by ohiorganic