Damned bugs

Everything in my pantry and every pot, pan and skillet on the pantry side of the kitchen is now out on countertops. We found ourselves infested with grain beetles and had to have the pest control guys come out and spray (it’s under contract, thank heaven). The little things had found two sacks of pasta that I didn’t even know were there way at the back of one shelf in the pantry, and they’d chewed into them, probably nested somewhere, and generally became a nuisance. They’re little bitty guys, about 2.5mm – 3mm, and they’re black (or the ones I have are, anyway). They show up real well on white formica countertops.

So tomorrow afternoon I can start putting all this stuff away again. On the bright side, I threw out a whole lot of canned goods with use-by dates of five years ago, so my canned goods shelf will be more easily organized now.