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weevils in corn seed

15 years ago

I was preparing to plant corn and pulled out the sealed bag of seed which had been stored in a sealed metal container. It is full of weevils. My dumb question: Were the weevil eggs in the bag and after hatching bored into the kernels? or Were the weevil eggs inside the kernels and bored their way out into the bag?

Comments (4)

wally_1936
14 years ago
Any thing is possible, if you wnat to get rid of the weevils before planting place the corn in your freezer for a couple days, that should kill them.
holtzclaw
Original Author
14 years ago
I don't think this corn will sprout. Each kernel has a hole bored through it. It might work for a necklace.
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cannaz
14 years ago
Weevil eggs and or larvae were in one or more of your seeds. Stored grain pests can always be a problem and I don't think feezing will be effective on weevils. In the future use a little diatomaceous earth in with the seeds and store them in a cool and dry place.
holtzclaw
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks for your help. If I understand correctly, even if some of kernels I wish to store already have eggs or larvae in them, once hatched, the DE would save the remaining kernels.

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