[wisb] Re: Crawford Cty RFI birdseed
- From: "R.D. Everhart" <everhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:49:03 -0500
The insects commonly found in bags of seed are moths (Indian moths I
think but don't hold me to it). A simple solution (though not at this
time of year) is to freeze the bags. I put mine n the garage for a
few days in the winter. This takes care of any larvae present. I
learned not to store seed inside the hard way when I was living in an
apartment and kept my seed in a hall closet. I was chasing moths for
months!
Roger Everhart
Apple Valley, MN
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From: kuechererdennis@xxxxxxxxx
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] Re: Crawford Cty RFI birdseed
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:25:26 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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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>Cc: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 11:25 AM
>Subject: [wisb] Re: Crawford Cty RFI birdseed
>
>Sally, the striped are usually considerable larger than the black
>seeds. That's okay for blue Jays, Blackbirds, Grackles and
>Grosbeaks.... however chickadees, nuthatches, goldfinches, all the
>smaller guys prefer the black ones. Black is the best all-around
>seed for finches, siskins, etc. Our big problem is ORIDA which has
>switched from corn oil to sunflower oil and purchase most of the
>crop, hence $35 a 50 lb !!!! This is a ridiculous price and means
>many feeders will be empty this winter. Should be an interesting
>Christmas Count this year.
>
>Tom Erdman
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Steele
>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:54 AM
>To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [wisb] Crawford Cty RFI birdseed
>
>I need help from all you experts - I buy black oil sunflower seeds -
>my latest purchase had seeds that looked just like striped sunflower
>seeds - the store says they are still black oil or comparable. Any
>advice.
>Thanks in advance.
>Sally Steele
>Prairie du Chien, WI
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