Dried Corn...Should I Freeze It?

[TurtleMama]

I just bought my first 50 pounds of dried corn so that I can make my own cornmeal. DH and I have already popped it into a 5-gallon bucket with a gamma lid, but I'm wondering if I need to freeze corn like I freeze rice, wheat, and all those other grains to prevent the buggies. Does dried yellow corn get bug eggs like other grains?

[CrabGrassAcres]

Yes, it does. If you can't seal it in mylar with O2 absorbers, you do need to freeze it to kill the bugs. I try to routinely rotate any open containers of grains and other dry foods from the pantry thru the freezer too as they can get reinfested.