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    Tried and tested useful household tips

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    • L Offline
      LOLMum
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      Ok will wipe with diluted bleach.


      When I washed the rice grain, These pest were floating. :yikes:

      :faint:

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        autumnbronze
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        LOLMum,


        May I ask where do you place your rice bin?

        This happened to me when I placed mine on my kitchen counter. I threw the whole bin of rice away when I discovered the mites.

        After that, I placed my rice bin in the pantry cupboard and make sure that I place a couple of dried chillies in the bin(I got this tip from the household tips thread). After that, no more problem.

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          LOLMum
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          autumnbronze:
          LOLMum,


          May I ask where do you place your rice bin?

          This happened to me when I placed mine on my kitchen counter. I threw the whole bin of rice away when I discovered the mites.

          After that, I placed my rice bin in the pantry cupboard and make sure that I place a couple of dried chillies in the bin(I got this tip from the household tips thread). After that, no more problem.
          Hi,

          I put mine in the kitchen cupboard. Will try chilli. Is that the dried chilli or just ordinary chili (those for cutting)?

          I am just afraid they might be around laying eggs. :faint:

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            hquek
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            My mum taught me to put garlic (unpeeled) into the rice bin with the rice. No problems with weevils also.

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              autumnbronze
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              LOLMum:
              autumnbronze:

              LOLMum,


              May I ask where do you place your rice bin?

              This happened to me when I placed mine on my kitchen counter. I threw the whole bin of rice away when I discovered the mites.

              After that, I placed my rice bin in the pantry cupboard and make sure that I place a couple of dried chillies in the bin(I got this tip from the household tips thread). After that, no more problem.

              Hi,

              I put mine in the kitchen cupboard. Will try chilli. Is that the dried chilli or just ordinary chili (those for cutting)?

              I am just afraid they might be around laying eggs. :faint:


              Dried red ones, not the fresh ones, were recommended in the thread.

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                LOLMum
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                Thread? Ok will check it out.


                Thanks folks for your help. 😄

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                  Shoe
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                  I use airtight containers. Seem to stop them from appearing in my rice…

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                    applezi12
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                    Full.Cream:
                    recently I also have this prob....ants everywhere....small ones, brown ones that bite, black ones like those from grass....

                    tried poison but only seemed to kill small groups.

                    *SIGH*
                    not sure if anyone mention it

                    use rubber band on table leg or any food bottle, the smell from the rubber will prevent ant from coming

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                      pojo
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                      Try the Golden Roster Brand cockroach and ant poison available from Fairprice. It should work.

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                        Nebbermind
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                        Any idea where do fruit flies (small like flies) breed?


                        Occassionally, when we forget to dispose the rubbish we collect at the sink, they will appear…maybe 3~4. Donch know where they come from coz I live on high fllr.

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