To keep any grain-based food,human or equine,
from spawning those little bitty bugs,
put bay leaves in the container.
For horse treats and stuff like oatmeal,
or a canister of flour,
tape them to inside of the lid.
For grain, bran, sunflower seeds, etc.,
throw them in loose or
tape them to the inside of the bag.
I am always careful not to
scoop any out into the
horses' bowls accidentally,
since I couldn't find
out if it is safe for horses to
eat laurel leaves.
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I don't know about horses but when we had goats laurel would kill them if they ate it. I too use bay leaves in things in the house. I hate getting those bug-a-boos in my flour!!!!
No way! I'm running out to the feed room right this minute with my jar of bay leaves. I had a massive outbreak of those ittybitty bugs last August and it was such a p.i.t.a. Let's hear it for an ounce of prevention! Thanks!
Thanks! Good tip.
~Lisa
Thanks for all the great comments, encouragement, and words of support and advice you've been giving me over at my blog. They are much appreciated :)
I don't have these problems in either of my homes...I get mice!!!
Good tip!
ooo, I've got a whole bunch of bay leaves. Thanks for the tips, those wormy things are so gross!
I wish bay trees would grow here--I gotta go get bay leaves at the grocery store!
Great advice, though. Thanks!
Cool tip, thanks for sharing!
Can't answer the Laurel leaf question either..
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Julie
www.ridingaside.blogspot.com
Interesting tip! I am always terrified to open my bag of flour and find bugs. The weirdest thing happened once. At a school I taught at, years ago, I brought a tub of those plastic Easter eggs down from a top shelf. They were closed up but some of them still have chocolates in them from the year before. Lo and behold I opened one up and what do I find?? You guessed it, some kind of maggots! I could not believe it. In a sealed Easter egg, on tiny pieces of wrapped Recess PB cups? I don't even want to know.....
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