Heatherasks via推特:

“Flour weevils… Even tho they are uninvited, they still come for dinner. WHY?!?!?”

Hi, Heather. Generally, it goes something like this:

“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Weevil…”

“Excuse me, we are not Weevils. It’s a common misunderstanding, but we are Beetles.”

“I am so sorry, yes of course. Are you Red Flour Beetles, or are you Confused Flour Beetles?”

“You don’t know how to tell? Okay, we’re in the South, so we are clearly Red Flour Beetles. Plus, look at how well I fly! Confused Beetles don’t do that.”

“My, that is amazing! So: I understand you’re looking for a new home.”

“是的，我们目前的房屋对我们来说还不够大。您知道，我们希望有一个家庭。”

“那好极了！告诉我您当前的空间。”

“Well, we’ve been renting for a while, and it’s just not working out. We’ve tried chocolate, dried beans, and dried fruits, but none of it is really satisfying. What we want is some flour.”

“Would you be willing to go for any other dried grains, or just flour?”

“As long as it’s milled, we’re flexible. Unmilled grains just aren’t that appealing to us at this stage of life.”

“I see. Okay, Mr. and Mrs. Beetle, we have some options for you, depending on your budget. First, let’s talk moving. If you don’t want to spend money on moving, we can get you our most popular option, which is to go down to the flour distributor, find a nice pile or bag of flour, and get transported that way.”

“Yes, that’s how my parents met, at a flour mill. They laid their eggs into some flour, and a short time later, I hatched in someone’s home. It’s very romantic, but how do we know where we’ll end up?”

“That’s the downside: you can’t really choose from there. It’s inexpensive, but not very specific.”

“No, no, let’s try something else.”

“Well, the next step up is to find a flour bag in the home of your choice. Those are very easy to get into, and you have plenty of options from there.”

“That’s pretty good. What about something more… modern?”

“Well, there are the plastic containers. Those are trickier. If the seals aren’t maintained well, of if they don’t put the lid on well, then you can squeeze in without too much trouble, otherwise it’s trickier.”

“See what you can find us on one of those. We’d love to check out our options.”

“I do know of one, but, well, there’s some… history there.”

“What kind of history? You mean like a violent crime?”

“是的。它在一个好的社区，但显然房子里的人有点疯狂，在120° for an hour，或130°持续一个半小时，我忘记了哪个。”

“Why, that’s terrible! That would kill all of the children and everything! My cousin’s family was put into a freezer at 0°F for four days, and when they came out, nobody survived. It was devastating.”

“I understand. How about I keep looking around for a new place.”

“I think that would be best.”

我可能已经对面粉甲虫的生命进行了几次自由，但这是一个普遍的想法。我建议使用良好的密封容器。如果这还不够，请尝试在冰箱中存储或进行一种灭菌方法。上面的链接还有其他一些选项，其中一些对人有效，其中有些不依赖。主要是，保持储藏室清洁，紧紧地存放甲虫会喜欢的任何东西，并且不认为是您。甲虫也必须活着，他们将非常努力地找到一种方法。