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I am not sure where to even begin when writing about this because I am still reeling at the reality of it. I am usually writing about things to do to make your life prettier and “cuter” but today we are getting down, dirty, and real. Six weeks ago I injured my back. I was...
This is not my idea and you may have seen it floating around Pinterest, but I thought I would share in case you haven’t. (I originally found the idea here.) So the idea is to buy a copy of “Oh the Places You’ll Go” for each child and secretly have all of their teachers sign...
How far along? 17 weeks Maternity clothes? This is a maternity dress! I am on the hunt for some nice maternity shorts (thanks for all of the facebook help, I will be hunting at Ross very soon!) Best moment this week: Realizing that it has been almost two weeks that I have had any bleeding! Sleep: Needing it, loving it, and only interrupted by...
There is one conversation that happen’s over and over again in our home. It goes something like this: “Janae, your phone is already dead? It’s only 8:00 a.m.!” “Yes, well (so and so, we are not naming any names) needed a charger, and so they came and borrowed mine, so I couldn’t charge my phone.”...
B.R.A.V.E. stands for : Beautiful…Real…Amazing…Valued…Enough We are BRAVE Women when we look our deepest fears, insecurities, struggles and trials in the eye and say: I am BEAUTIFUL. I am REAL. I am AMAZING. I am VALUED. & I am ENOUGH!!! Here it is, all the details you need on our first ever...
Hi, this is me. Not my typical tightly cropped, ultra flattering image, but the real deal (also, not the image from my profile page, conveniently taken prior to me starting fertility and getting pregnant with the twins.) I’m not saying it’s terrible, but it’s certainly not where I want to be. I would be lying if...
Are you still coming out to my house tonight?” Ally asked “Sure! We will be there in about an hour for dinner.” I promised. We had decided to get our families together and have pizza, while Jon helped clean their carpets. I looked across the expansive lawn, toward my cousin Ally. Our grandma’s house on...
Here is a picture I took of my sweet three-month old baby girl on February 13, 2012. She was babbling and sweet and I couldn’t help myself, I had to snap a picture. It was probably the 45th picture of her I had taken that day. Who am I kidding, it was probably the 110th...
Guess what?! We are in sunny St. George and loving it! As I made the five hour drive I was thinking about this last week and how I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Women’s (Relief Society) conference that focused on the sanctity, the blessing, and the great imporance that we have as Mothers. What environment are...
Kids are freaking jerks. We drew these in the tub, and without any solicitation, my son told me I was the big one. It’s true, but he’s still a jerk. 🙂
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Haha! That is disgustingly hilarious Camille! I would be freaking out too! And of course every mother lets their kids eat in the car. Any mom who says otherwise is lying, just like the moms that say they don’t let their kids eat from McDonalds… liars! I’m so happy to hear your back is feeling better though. And after all those weeks of not working out, you still look super in shape! You lucky woman! it took me 4 weeks of not going to the gym to gain 10 pounds, most of it in my butt I’m sure 🙂
So funny and disgusting at the same time!! I’m so sorry about your back. I can definitely relate, and it’s the worst!
I’m glad I’m not the only one with a weevil problem in my car! But you’re right, there isn’t any info on google about how to get rid of them or people that have had this same awful experience. Just me and you I guess! I’m just curious, did bug bomb, carpet cleaning, etc. work? I was going to take the car to have it detailed but maybe I should call pest control first, then have it detailed? Thanks for your post!
Hi Heather! I am glad I am not alone and sorry you are going through this too! Yes, we bought a “bug bomb” from Home Depot and used it and let the car sit overnight. The next day I vacuumed it thoroughly and was shocked how many there were. I did have the carpets shampooed and had a detailer blow out all of the cracks in the car. Behind the seats, the door, underneath. That was the most shocking! It got rid of them! Wish I could say I haven’t let the kids eat in the car since but we’ve tried to be more careful. Let me know how it goes for you!
oh. my. thanks for writing about this grossness. i have had a weavil infestation in my car and was at a loss of what to do. i googled and there you were. I’m off to buy a bug bomb. thanks a million. those little buggers are going DOWN!
Hillary,
You have no idea how funny/awesome it is that you found it useful. 🙂 It is kinda gross to share but I figured I couldn’t possibly be the only one who has had this problem! I hope it does that trick, let me know!
so did the bomb work I feel like whatever invaded my car is now also in my home and I am literally going nuts because whatever it is I guess the stress level is so high I put groceries in the car and they get right into the boxes and then I know for a fact now that i was bringing them into the house so I had to go to the store and buy for a few days at a time a few days ago and walk home with the groceries. not before I emptied all my cabinets and cupboards and threw bombs in my house. please let me know the type of bomb that you use that worked I’m really thinking that their bark borer beetles and clearwing moth weevils. Any info would be appreciated Laura 4108 at gmail.com
I have a weevil infestation in a used car we just bought about 7 months ago and I am totally disgusted! I spent 3 days detailing the car with a shark handheld steamer,vacuuming, carpet cleaning, cleaning car seats, blankets, diaper bags, and have left it outside in the heat for days. Just a couple days ago I put everything back in with a sigh of relief knowing that the car is now clean and those nasty bugs were gone. This morning our neighbor asked to borrow one of our booster seats so gladly I took one out of the car I just cleaned and realized the car still smelled gross like I never even cleaned it out. Ugh! This “new” car of ours is just not as clean as I would like. So I pulled it out of the garage and rolled down the windows to air it out. I then realized I forgot to put the mats back in the car. I get the mats and open the back door to put them in and low and behold I see more weevils!!!!! I’m am so grossed out and frustrated right now! I just want to be done with this problem! I am worried about doing the whole bug bomb thing because I don’t want the stuff or poison from the bomb in a car with a 7 month old and a 3 year old. That stuff just freaks me out. Has anyone heard of a natural solution to this disgusting problem? I might call a pest control company to find out, but in the meantime I need any advice I can get to get those things out of our car!! Please help!
I did read in my research that if you allow the car to get over a certain degree Fahrenheit it would kill the bugs. Not sure how well this works, but that is a natural way. Maybe 120 degrees? I can’t remember. You could look it up and see. 🙂 I used the big bomb and made sure to air it out a full day and it was fine. No fumey smell at all. Good luck. I know it is so frustrating!
I got flour beedles as well, seems to have worked with thr spray i was given, however what you advice with the clothes? Did washing in hot water and drying solve? Or did you just throw away? Help!
So sorry to hear that! Thank you for reaching out on instagram! I am glad we got a good result!
Thank you so much. I literally just found out what that was in my car about 10 minutes ago and now thanks to you, I also know how to get rid of them! Thank you! Refreshing to know, im not alone on this journey!
This totally just happened to me! 3 1/2 hours of vacuuming up the little suckers and I thought I was in the clear. I found 3 this morning getting the kids to school and (aside from the weevils obviously) my car has never been cleaner. I laughed out loud at your post as I could have written it myself! I am on my way to invest in a bug bomb. So. Gross.
Dionne, I am glad to hear I am not alone! I have since sold that car and now own a van and am terrified that it will happen again! Ha! They are so hard to get rid of!! I hope you have good results with the bug bomb! 🙂
Thank you for letting me know I’m not the only one going crazy
Yup had them too. We had them in one car, never could get rid of them, ended up getting rid of the car. Then a week ago to my surprise we found them in our other car, we had been so careful not to transfer them. We had actually thought they were red flour beetles until today when the bug guy said they are a type of weevil (which is a kind of beetle and also a pantry pest). Today was our second follow up visit with pest control. After the first visit we found tons of them dead all over the car, had it cleaned and exactly one week later they were back but not nearly as many. The bug guy said it always takes at least two treatments so here is hoping today will do it.
From my experience doing it yourself does not work. We tried everything except taking it to bug pro the first time, this time getting rid of this car was not an option so we did it right.
They are gross yes but I guess at least they don’t bite…oh and we have a 4 year old. The pest control is safe once it dries so we just did it on a Friday and let that car sit til Monday. No smell.
Just wanted to update you all, we had to go to pest control twice already and they are still back. The pest control said that it takes more than one spray and as long as they are declining in numbers it is working.
First time spray: Found them all over the back seats dead, got the car cleaned, one week later they were back.
Section time spray: Found them dead just on the floor in the back seat, 5 days later they were back.
Third time spray: pending will keep you posted.
Very stressed, I want to just sell my car but since this is the 2nd car this has happened to, I am so scared it will happen again. Really this car was so clean!
We just found weevils in our car as well. We tried vacuuming them out but there are so many little nooks and crannies that we just can’t get to them. Is there really nothing to do? Does a detailer have little tiny vacuum pieces to get where I can’t or cold freezing them in the winter work? It is definitely disgusting!
Holy Crap! I’m having the same issue as we type. I, however, spend so much time in the car, I’m practically living in it. If you have any tips…please share!! Those suckers FLY and dive bomb!!!
Omg i am going thru this now. It has been 3 months just when I thought it was gone and that control was in my hands. I now notice rashes on my behind and legs. we bought our car used but it’s financed through a bank and I’m starting to think our only option is to get rid of the vehicle as it attracts some type of fungi or it has fungi in it. Possibly been in a flood. I have developed a serious bacterial infection which is now turned into a fungal infection and when I get in my car after all my symptoms are healed it’s just right back to square one any luck will be greatly appreciated if anybody news how to get fungal spores or bacterial spores that cause the Little Fibers consulate always have weevils on the outside of my car. I noticed last night when I did some grocery shopping and got him it looked like whatever it was had eaten through almost every product I have bought. when I pulled the bags out of the box for waffles holes all over the bag. so I decided to open the toaster strudels same thing because I’m at the point now to wear this dress has caused a skin irritation which in my turn I feel like the wheels are eating me and people are telling me that’s not possible anyone has any advice on what to do please email me at Laura 4108 gmail.com thanks so much and did you ever find a solution and my husband told me that I could not put a bomb in the car because it messed my car up is this true?
Hi Laura,
It sounds like this car is detrimental to your health! I would definitely get rid of it as soon as you can. Spores, rashes, and fungi can be extremely harmful. I wish you the best, this sounds like a nightmare! I am so sorry.
Hello Ladies, I seriously just googled “How do I get rid of weevils in my rig” and fate brought me here. I transported an old bag of deer corn. Big mistake. Huge. Now I feel like they are crawling all over me and I’m not even on drugs! Afraid to go into the house so the garage is where I will spend the rest of my days….according to my better half.
I’m so sorry! It is a messy business. I hope you had good luck with getting rid of them.
I too have found a mountain of weevils this last weekend I normally saw one black bug (whatever they turn into) when driving but usually thought it was the same bug, my grandmother is coming from across country to visit so I pulled my seats out for a deep clean. I am mortified to say the least. They were mainly under the kids seats which made me feel even worse as a mom. But I deep cleaned like never before but if I find any again I will be bug bombing for sure my grandma comes tomorrow so I don’t currently have enough time to do it:(
The darn things can grow so easily. You are a great mom! I hope they are gone! Good luck!