Getting rid of larvae in the kitchen
Even with extreme hygiene, larvae can nestle in the kitchen. Thankfully, however, this is usually just a nuisance, because the larvae are - apart from a few exceptions - not carriers of disease.
Where the larvae are
If you have found larvae in the household, the further procedure depends primarily on where the larvae are and to which genus they belong:
- There are larvae that make up Beetle and that attack all types of grain and, of course, all products made from grain.
- Furthermore, there are pests that can get through wood or eat textiles.
This makes it clear that your approach to larvae depends on which species of animal lives in your home.
Exterminate various food bugs
The so-called flour beetles, whose larvae can also be found in the flour, are particularly common. In this case you should proceed as follows:
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- Immediately throw away all affected food. Do not store the discarded food in the rubbish bin; instead, put the food in the residual waste bin immediately.
- Now thoroughly clean all of the storage jars and cupboards that these foods were in.
- To do this, you can first wipe the cupboards with clean water or with detergent and water.
- Then you can clean the cupboards again with vinegar essence.
- If you want to be on the safe side, you could throw away all food that was in close proximity to the infected food.
Fight pests in textiles
If you have found pests in textiles, you should take the following measures:
- To wash The infected textiles in the Washing machine at the highest possible temperature.
- You can then put the textiles in the freezer for three days. In this way you will kill any remaining larvae.
- To prevent larvae from remaining in the washing machine, you should run the washing machine in the empty program let: Put detergent in the washing machine as usual and let it run at 90 degrees Celsius without that she clothing put in.
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