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weevils in corn seed
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Posted by
holtzclaw z7 GA (
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Wed, Apr 15, 09 at 15:52
| 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? |
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RE: weevils in corn seed
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| 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. |
RE: weevils in corn seed
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| I don't think this corn will sprout. Each kernel has a hole bored through it. It might work for a necklace. |
RE: weevils in corn seed
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| 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. |
RE: weevils in corn seed
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| 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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