Name the (flour) bug

[The_Arbiter]

News to me, bugs in flour is a known thing? Eggs can't be filtered out of the flour then they hatch, so you have buggy flour.

Free protein in picked blackberries i can handle, these i'm not so sure.

Discovered 3 of these little worm things in a pack. Another pack i bought at the same time, same type, same store, stored next to each other in a cupboard that is dry, bought 4 to 8 weeks ago. I think i bought 3 packs in total, maybe 4, which have been used with no issue either.

Knowledgeable bakers, what's your take?

Edit:
Yes they're alive a wriggling.




Edit.
So i emailed the company prior to this post as never knew it was a common thing. I got a lengthy second reply after giving batch number etc and pics. They said they have a variety of checks, minimal storage time, and recorded stored samples, as well as an entoleter machine which cleans the flour during milling. They were confident in the contamination being elsewhere and advised a refund at the store. Reckoned it was moth larvae. Props to Tesco who were on the case right away with a manager, and i was casual about the approach at customer services even. Didn't even need a receipt, just the clubcard, and i made the purchase over a month ago. Been a while since i've witnessed consumer customer services being that impressive.

 

[Freakbro]

Weevils?

 

[Brazo]

Flour Beetles. Yes they are a thing!

 

[drakulton]

News to me, bugs in flour is a known thing? Eggs can't be filtered out of the flour then they hatch, so you have buggy flour.

Free protein in picked blackberries i can handle, these i'm not so sure.

Discovered 3 of these little worm things in a pack. Another pack i bought at the same time, same type, same store, stored next to each other in a cupboard that is dry, bought 4 to 8 weeks ago. I think i bought 3 packs in total, maybe 4, which have been used with no issue either.

Knowledgeable bakers, what's your take?

Edit:
Yes they're alive a wriggling.

Just don't mention it to moonman.

 

[Kelt]

Weevils?

Looks like the lesser of two weevils to me.

 

[drakulton]

Sieve out the big ones and nuke the flour to kill the eggs.

 

[Minstadave]

I don't think you're going to weevil out of this one.

 

[The_Arbiter]

Top replies, good work

Don't think i'll buy multiple bags of flour now.

 

[aVdub]

We had an issue with weevils many years ago in a 10kg bag of rice, with the OH in complete shock and me coming out with things like "all gone now-The Weevil dead" and "See no Weevil"

Anyways, all rice and flours are now kept in those clever sealable jars now and not seen a weevil since.

 

[Azza]

Weevils?

^ that


Store flour in kilner jars now.

 

[COYS]

I'd replace it if it isn't too expensieve

 

[Stovepipes]

During Covid I found a ton of bugs in my flour and was told you gotta freeze it if you're gonna store it and maybe use Oxygen Absorbers.

 

[hyperseven]

It's writing a message

 

[arknor]

I often have 6month old flour in the cupboard and nothing has ever hatched in it yet.
got loads of rice in air tight press seal containers too and never had anything living in them.

The flours usually just sat on a cupboard shelf above the sink

 

[adidan]

It's just extra protein, it'll be fine, just mince it up.

 

[D-Ranged]

Weevils?

Weevils are a lot smaller and usually black. They look like black specs

 

[HeadlessChicken]

I Have found silverfish in mine before.....

 

[mingeroonie]

In the bin it goes
I use Kilner jars for rice and flour now, just have to remember the sell by date on the odd stuff that's not used as much

 

[DXP55]

When the wife buys a new bag of flour she puts it in freezer for a few days then decants it into a plastic air tight container.

 

[f00b4r]

We usually have multiple bags of flour and just put then all in one of the very large clear Tupperware boxes. Saves getting your other food contaminated if you do get weevils and you can see in before you open it (not happened so far thank goodness).