How to Stop Bugs From Ruining Your Long-Term Food Storage

Bugs can ruin rice, flour, pasta, oats, cornmeal, and other dry foods in your emergency pantry—and they may have been present before you ever brought the food home. In this video, I explain how insects get into stored food, which foods are most susceptible, and how Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, vacuum sealing, and freezing can help prevent an infestation. We’ll also examine the popular practice of adding bay leaves to stored food—and whether they can actually prevent insect eggs from hatching. You’ll learn: • How pantry pests get into packaged food • Why insect eggs or larvae may already be present • How oxygen absorbers help control insects • When and how to freeze dry foods before storage • What to do if you discover insects in stored food • Why bay leaves aren’t dependable long-term protection Once you have dealt with the potential insect problem and repackaged your food, it is essential that you store it properly. Download my FREE Long-Term Food Storage Guide here: Thehttps://lescollinsworth.com/landing/https-attractwell-2724-standard-b-cdn-net-file-2 The FREE Canned Food Storage Guide: https://lescollinsworth.com/landing/canned-2 If you would like to show appreciation for the videos produced by The Grid-Down Kitchen/Chef Prepper you can do so by buying me a $3 coffee! at Buy Me A Coffee, which offers a simple way to support a channel or just say thank you. https://buymeacoffee.com/ChefPrepper Our Amazon Store where you can find Prepping Gear and our Indoor/Outdoor cooking items! https://amzn.to/3s9moxE Canned Meat Videos: The Nine Best Canned Meats 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZI2_9ENG4s&t=264s&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv The Best Canned Meats and Why They Are The Best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5uKj57mO6M&t=6s&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv The Best Canned Chicken Brand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUerK13K27o&t=109s The Best Canned Roast Beef: https://www