[wisb] Re: larva in seed
- From: "Bettie R. Harriman" <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amoretti@xxxxxxxxx,"'Wisconsin Bird net'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:39:27 -0500
I have had these moths in my kitchen in the past. My solution is to
store ALL my grain products in my freezer or frig. Never on a shelf
- you can not seal the package well enough once it is opened to keep
them from getting into it. Once I removed everything they could eat
from my kitchen, they disappeared.
Bettie Harriman
Oshkosh
At 09:32 AM 10/13/2011, Anne Moretti wrote:
>Hi Dennis,
>
>I work at Wild Birds Unlimited in Delafield and am well acquainted with this
>pest, known as a grain moth. We caution our customers to buy only enough
>seed to last them a month or less, especially during the summer months. The
>seed should be stored in a cool, dry place, but NOT in your house! The tiny
>eggs of these moths, which under the right conditions, hatch into those
>little worms you described, are found in all kinds of grain products from
>bird seed to dry cat and dog food and even grain products in food for
>people. Yuck! Anyway, as Betsy mentioned, Pantry Pest strips work well,
>attracting the moths with a pheromone. The best advice is not to get them in
>the first place. Always make sure your seed source is reliable, especially
>in summer, and hasn't been sitting around for months, allowing the moth
>larva to hatch. Birds will eat the larva, but getting rid of them in your
>house, is a major pain.
>
>Anne Moretti
>
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>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 7:06 PM
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>Subject: [wisb] Re: larva in seed
>
>I'm not sure what larval insect is found within the seed, Dennis, but
>perhaps a safer method of control can be had via Gardener's Supply Co which
>
>offers a tanglefoot trap with pheromonal lures (for moths) that you might
>install in whatever the container is that you store your food in. It's
>called
>Pantry Pest Traps and can be found at www.gardeners.com or 800-427-3363.
>
>Betsy Abert, So. Milwaukee
>
>In a message dated 10/10/2011 3:26:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>kuechererdennis@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>I buy black oil at either Cedarburg feed store or the Saukville feed.
>They are up to $38 a 50 lb bag. The bags also contain a maggot looking
>type
>crawler about 1/4 inch long. If they get out of your bag or trash can
>(whatever), they will crawl under anything and everything, make cacoons and
>
>hatch small narrow looking flying insects. We are not getting the good
>seed.
>If you get an infestation, your going to have to lift everything to see
>the bottom and use tons of bug killing spray. Do not know if anyone else
>has
>had this problem.
>Dennis Kuecherer
>Mequon
>
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