So I just went out the pantry to check my stock of cornmeal
and discovered grain moths in an unopened bag. Nuts.

The solution, of course, is to put any freshly bought flour,
rice, cornmeal, really any grain or grain-based product (pancake
mix, for instance) in your freezer for a day or three to kill off
any eggs or larva that are in them (and they definitely *will*
be in them - they're unavoidable given the whole harvesting/milling/
storage and distribution process). If you can't keep them forever
in the freezer, take 'em out and store 'em in tightly sealed containers.

I'm sure you all know this. I'm just posting a reminder.

Actually, I do have a question: I plan to salvage that bag of
cornmeal by freezing it, then dumping it out on a tray, removing
any bugs I find, and repackaging it in a sealed container. I know
any bug eggs/larva left over will get killed when I cook it (as
polenta, for instance) and their presence is so small I don't think
it will affect the taste at all. But, what would you do?

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Silvar Beitel