Deer corn bugs

[Melnic]

WTF are these things?
All over my deer corn

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[SKIP]

weevils.

 

[Inigoes]

Mixing in some diatomaceous earth in the corn will get rid of them.

 

[308Scout]

Likely granary weevils.

 

[Melnic]

Mixing in some diatomaceous earth in the corn will get rid of them.

I have some of that for the pool, will it hurt the deer who eat the corn?

 

[SKIP]

I have purchased 700 lbs from a farmer in Frederick.
Making a trip next week for an additional 350 lbs.
Did you purchase the corn from Kendalls?

 

[Inigoes]

I have some of that for the pool, will it hurt the deer who eat the corn?

Not supposed to

It's better than any chemicals

 

[antco]

WTF are these things?
All over my deer corn

Well fed. That's what they are.

 

[Johnny5k]

Let me tell you bout a friend of mine.

 

[John from MD]

WTF are these things?
All over my deer corn

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They are Granary and Rice weevils and ruin any bagged grain they get into. I usually throw bird seed and deer corn in the freezer for a couple of days to kill any that have gotten into the bag.

 

[John from MD]

Mixing in some diatomaceous earth in the corn will get rid of them.

This will work, and will not hurt the animals but freezing is faster if you have a large freezer.

 

[wpage]

+1 on the freeze out.

Weevils are high in protein.

 

[gtodave]

I have purchased 700 lbs from a farmer in Frederick.
Making a trip next week for an additional 350 lbs.
Did you purchase the corn from Kendalls?

I'm paying $9.50 per 50lb bag....it's expensive to feed the deer now.

 

[bratgirllcp]

my 2 cents,,,,,, try freezing before chemicals

 

[SKIP]

I'm paying $9.50 per 50lb bag....it's expensive to feed the deer now.

Yesterday I pick up 350lbs from the same farmer (Roger) in Mt Airy.

 

[gtodave]

Yesterday I pick up 350lbs from the same farmer (Roger) in Mt Airy.

That's my guy too.

 

[MunkMaster]

I usually only get those if it's the beginning of the season and the corn is from last year. I try not to buy it early season if I don't have to.

 

[CanDoEZ]

It's the lessor of two weevils...

 

[lazarus]

weevils.

The between the bottom right one and the middle one, the bottom right seems to be the lesser to two weevils

*edit* Dang it! Beaten to the joke.

 

[lazarus]

I usually only get those if it's the beginning of the season and the corn is from last year. I try not to buy it early season if I don't have to.

Only time I've had them is a left corn from the season before. Never had it in a bag, only when I have left over corn dumped in my trash can (where I normally keep it, metal trash can that'll hold 100#s).