I have never had a bug problem...however I no longer live in Louisiana...lol...I put all my starched scraps in zip lock bags...then you can throw them in an open container with no problem...also keeps dust off of them and you can label. I tend to keep scraps from a certain project like a quilt all together...don't know why except they are already kind of matched up if want to use them for something else. Most people keep them by color groups.