weevils in my couch

Once you get the queen, you get them all but she is very hard to find. Probably are finding about 20 a week now but still frustrating to vacuum these little creatures up everyday.

Too bad I can’t find any other reviews on the product or any other spray that might help repelling the buggers.i had a weevil problem a while ago. Whew! Obviously, this was more than just a couple of bugs getting in.“Xia,” I asked her after she proudly displayed her “friends”, “where are you finding these bugs?” Her bright eyes lit up with excitement as she ran to show me what seemed to be like hidden treasure to her.“In there,” she grinned and pointed, “in the closet!”The closet where I had bags and bags of wheat stored.After pausing for a moment, I opened the door. But, I put the beans and flour in the freezer first. Larvae are generally lighter in colour and appear as small, fleshy, maggot-like creatures.

Its been a decade or two since I’ve had a weevil problem.I scooped up a bit, only about 6 oz or so, into a white plastic cup. There are certain traps, known as pheromone traps, that can be used to attract and kill weevils and even pantry moths, too. Story was amusing though. I am disabled on fixed income and am alone with only my dog to help me. Larvae look like tiny white grubs but they have brown heads. The eggs hatch in 7 to 21 days and start feeding on upholstery fabric, shed fur, lint or other tiny debris your couch collects. If the weevils have infiltrated your bedroom, the first step is to remove any grains from the room. I discovered tonight that they have a queen like an ant colony. The containers with tight lids keep the weevils away and also prevent the weevils to lay eggs in the flour. Discard any infested foods. Maybe it depends upon the bag itself. I sprayed the entire cabinet with the Raid.

Typically, you won’t notice that you have a weevil problem until you see them gathered enmasse, since they are so small.Often, you will find hundreds or thousands of these pests crawling on your walls and windowsills.

We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. I even took the pressure washer and some bleach to that carpet thinking that would get rid of them for sure.

Close to the size of a lady bug.

Once the eggs hatch, weevil larvae feed voraciously on whatever plant-based food source is nearby. Rice infested with weevils or ghuns. Despite the presence of wings, it does not have the strength to fly.The eggs are collected in the crevices and the food itself. The one thing you need to watch is it is a fine powder, like flour and is hard on the respitory system so wear a mask if spreading it and causing a “dust cloud”. As my eyes scanned the small space, I focused on more of them making their way up the walls, and the door frame, and the door…I quickly closed the door, knowing full well it wouldn’t keep them in. They are found in fields, gardens, orchards, and even worse, in your home.Larvae spend their winters in the ground, emerging as adults the following spring. If you have bulk items, store them in jars or buckets with oxygen absorbers.If you already have an infestation, you can try traps to catch the moths, or use a good ol’ butterfly net Sift your foods to remove any larvae, then freeze to avoid further eggs from hatching.You don’t want to use bay leaves in your grains. Regardless I’m gald yyou sharedI put stick of Wrigleys spearmint gum in my flour , corn meal etc.

I love in northern Nevada and temperatures are very cold… Is it possible that they could be under the linolium with it still being cold outside? Just what I needed!

Not to mention that I look at buying commodities like wheat and sugar in bulk as an investment.

Weevils hate bay leaves in particular. The odor goes away after a couple days and it’s well worth it to get rid of the creepy little pests. I for one am gonna try it. There are two pairs of the wings.

Where the weevils are in a part of the house that doesn’t have food, you can make use of commercial products to eliminate them.

I’ve been scooping the grains out of the firebox and tossing them to the chickens, so it wasn’t a total loss.What’s frustrating is that I KNEW BETTER! The diatomaceous earth works by piercing the exoskeletons of the weevils before drying them out completely. But if you leave those grains long enough, and haven’t taken some precautions to treat the food (more on that in a moment), you will have weevils hatching out in your pantry.Luckily, I was able to remedy the situation, but not without a great deal of work and stress that I had ruined my entire stores of wheat. I wish good luck to everyone with this annoying problem and hope my input will be helpful.I was trying to look for reviews about Weevil Away and came across various blogs, where “nicole schooper” commented with her identical message featured above. Just suggesting a tried a true method of prevention. I found her playing with them in her bed when she was supposed to be napping.

They hatch out in your dried goods. So I used my linen closet. It is safe for people and animals, even if ingested.

I even opened stored cake mix and found creepy crawleys, so they go in the freezer too! I kept seeing these white worms. Are you sure it’s weevils?? They’ll store almost indefinitely, and you KNOW the price is only going to go up! I stuck one in every one of my cupboards and hoped for the best. It works well. It is a real threat that can very quickly hit upon other food supplies like the rice, nuts and dry fruits. Fortunately, their numbers are dwindling to one or two a day. I tried putting flour and sugar into air-tight containers in the cupboard, but they got in. I get mine at the dollar store. I knew someone who inherited a bucket of flour with bay leaves in it, and the flour tasted so strongly of bay leaves that she couldn’t use it for anything but gravy. You might also notice larvae in the pantry. After some time, weevils morph into sexually mature adults with hard outer shells. Ugh I feel lost because of the area they are located in.