Bugs In Bird Seed

One may also ask what kind of bugs get into bird seed.

Bugs in bird seed. Features premium bugs nuts and fruit without any filler ingredients. They will feed on the seed and reproduce in the container generally creating a messy situation. For the birds they are a yummy added bonus as birds will gladly eat the larvae caterpillars and cocoons of these insects.

These are very easy for bugs to break into and you might end up with an infestation a lot faster than you think. If you see one pantry moth flying around your bird room youve probably got a minor pantry flour moth infestation. Im going to hang the seed treat in hopes the birds eat it and the rest of the larvae before they hatch.

They are a threat however to any biscuits cakes flour rice etc in your house. Even the freshest best packaged seeds has them. If you cant refrigerate the seed and keep it at room temp your going to have to deal with the larvaemoths.

They are hard to detect because they penetrate inside the grain and feed off of it in larva stage. Flour mites Acarus siro and Tyrophagus putrescentiae usually are the commonest culprits and they are potentially deadly to parakeets if ingested. But beware of any bird seed.

Adult Maize Weevils have long snouts. The dark little bugs that crawl around in your cupboards and food storage containers are called Indian meal moths or more commonly seed moths. I dont know how they got in there.

The bird seed was totally closed in a box meant for pet food. Does bird seed go bad. The Indian Meal Moths Plodia interpunctella and Mediterranean Flour Moth Ephestia kuehniella are two common insects found in bird seed.