To sum up, worms found in 4 out of 7 samples which were soaked in brine. 10 worms found inside overnight waxberry samples. Fresh and packaged waxberries have less worms. Partially decayed waxberries may harbor a great amount of worms.
Why no worms found in refrigerated waxberries? According to experts, eggs of worms could be killed or hurt under low temperature. That’s why less imagos appeared in refrigerated waxberries.
Advice from experts:
If you’re not sure whether there are worms in waxberries, the first thing you do is to soak them into brine instead of putting them in the refrigeration or cleaning them with water. After soaking with brine, clean with water and then you can store them in the refrigerator.
You should know:
Fruit flies are commonly existed in many fruits. In terms of waxberries, fruit flies lay eggs on the green waxberries, and eggs would start to incubate when waxberries grow.
It’s said that fruit flies have strong fertility. They prefer to lay eggs on decayed places of fruit. Thus stale waxberries may have much serious problems of pests
Are these worms harmful to people’s health? According to experts from agricultural department, it’s not a big deal if people eat them. They are not harmful, though they might have psychological impacts.
Source: News GD
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