Comments on: Grain Weevil

By: bugman

bugman — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:28:10 +0000

We are happy to learn you did eventually find the identity of your Weevils as well as the source of the infestation. Sadly, our staff is quite small and consequently, we are unable to respond to every request we receive.

By: Shmoo

Shmoo — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:00:03 +0000

I sent a request a few weeks back with photos, but just found them myself here.

The showed up again tonight, after being wiped-out the week before last. I couldn’t figure out where they were coming from because, unlike last time, my doors/windows have not been open for warm weather.

Then I thought to check the birdseed I keep near my patio in a bucket. Yup.

Seeds led me to narrow my search to weevils and these look like the ones I have.

By: Grain Weevils and other mysterious things | What's That Bug?

Grain Weevils and other mysterious things | What's That Bug? — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:20:40 +0000

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By: bugman

bugman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:32:55 +0000

You have our permission to use this photo in a presentation if it is for an educational purpose.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:53:13 +0000

The picture of the weevil on the corn kernel is great, what are the rules of me using this picture in a presentation?

By: jcales

jcales — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:24:55 +0000

I also have an infestation of these pesky little creatures. We noticed them several months ago I had sewed and made some of the corn bags for the game corn-hole. I had the box placed in a closet. I saw these bugs and immediately started investigating and I removed the box and sprayed. I vacummed everything up and didn’t noticed them for some time. About a month or so ago I noticed them everywhere in the closet so I pulled everything out including all the clothes. I am not able to find what it is that they are feeding on. They aren’t visible in my kitchen and believe I have tore my house apart and sprayed every spray money can buy. They have moved to every room in my house its almost like they are feeding off of my carpet. Does anyone have any suggestions???

I keep pulling everything out and vacumming and then emptying the vacumn into a bag and taking it outside to the trash. I am seriously about to pull my hair out. I don’t really have the money to have a professional come out.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:14:08 +0000

Definitely edible. There’s no record of anyone getting ill from the consumption of insects [or their frass] that infest human foods. In fact the occurence in our food of weevils or moths, in any of their life stages, would simply increase the nutrition of that food.