Here's a fun fact, you may be eating bugs right now.
Yes, it's a horrifying thought... for most of us.
But the fact of the matter is, it's too late! Many of our favorite foods contain bug parts.
Even the FDA has a limit on a number of allowable insects or insect fragments in our food, calling them "unavoidable defects in food."
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Foods That Attract Bugs
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Foods That Attract Bugs
Keep ants, flies and other unwanted pests away from your outdoor soiree by avoiding or carefully packing these much "bee"-loved picnic foods.
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Fruit Salad
Insects are attracted to sweet tastes and smells, so any cut fruit or ripe fruit will attract them. Overly ripe fruit undergoes mild fermentation, another thing bugs go crazy over.
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Burgers, Hot Dogs and other Meats
Some insects, like wasps, have an appetite for meat and will bombard your hamburgers and hot dogs.
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Vegetables
Many insects enjoy munching on vegetables, but select items like garlic and onions are known to be natural bug repellants for some species.
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Fish
Insects quickly pick up on strong smells like pungent fish dishes.
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Soda, Juice and Other Sugary Beverages
Sweet drinks have the sugar factor that insects seek. A common problem picnic-goers experience is discovering bugs inside their soda cans or bottles. Prevent this unwanted surprise by covering opened cans with plastic wrap or foil and sipping with straws.
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Pickled Vegetables
Fermented foods like pickled vegetables make excellent bug bait.
