Comments on: Storing Grains http://disasteremergencysupplies.com/snafu/2009/01/storing-grains/ Living in Interesting Times Sat, 19 May 2012 06:31:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Snafu http://disasteremergencysupplies.com/snafu/2009/01/storing-grains/#comment-18 Snafu Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:26:10 +0000 http://disasteremergencysupplies.com/snafu/?p=157#comment-18 Short story: not true. It kills insects well enough, but not their eggs. In fact, for some insect eggs, freezing actually facilitates hatching. Go figure. Fumigants can work, and fortunately, one good fumigant is simple Dry Ice. But frankly, I've never tried it. I see issues with the moisture that is formed by the very low temperature of Dry Ice. And it just plain seems too difficult. But I believe that if the directions are followed to the letter, it would probably work. The directions, along with a whole lot of very good information on food storage, can be found at the Utah State University Cooperative Extension website: <a href="http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/wheat" rel="nofollow">http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/wheat</a> Also see <a href="http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/insect-treatments" rel="nofollow">http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/insect-treatments</a>. Short story: not true. It kills insects well enough, but not their eggs. In fact, for some insect eggs, freezing actually facilitates hatching. Go figure.

Fumigants can work, and fortunately, one good fumigant is simple Dry Ice. But frankly, I’ve never tried it. I see issues with the moisture that is formed by the very low temperature of Dry Ice. And it just plain seems too difficult. But I believe that if the directions are followed to the letter, it would probably work.

The directions, along with a whole lot of very good information on food storage, can be found at the Utah State University Cooperative Extension website:

http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/wheat

Also see

http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/insect-treatments.

]]> By: jandt http://disasteremergencysupplies.com/snafu/2009/01/storing-grains/#comment-17 jandt Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:58:44 +0000 http://disasteremergencysupplies.com/snafu/?p=157#comment-17 I have heard that if you freeze your food for 24+hours prior to storing that it eliminates the insect eggs. Not sure if this is true. Any insight would be great. I have heard that if you freeze your food for 24+hours prior to storing that it eliminates the insect eggs. Not sure if this is true. Any insight would be great.

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