The infestation of moths (1/4 inch long fluttery things) began about 4 weeks ago and steadily has increased. I believe it was in the 3 bags of various bird seeds that were near the large bird cage. How long does the seed need to be frozen to kill all stages of the moth/caterpillar/eggs?
Will it even work?
Thanks
2007-07-20 09:39:00 · 5 answers · asked by thisbrit 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I thought you had to freeze it to prevent it. I think once infested it's trash! I wouldn't feed my animal larvae. That's just gross.
I had it happen to rice once. I threw that out & cleaned everything & froze what I could that wasn't infested to prevent it.
2007-07-20 09:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had a similar problem with borers in some hickory I want to use in my smoker. I baked the wood in an oven set at 225º F for about 40 minutes. It worked. I would imagine bird seed should take less time.
2007-07-20 10:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Chester Field 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The eggs will survive the freezing you may need to get rid of the feed.
2007-07-20 15:05:41 · answer #3 · answered by fortyninertu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freezing does work.....just keep it in the freezer and use it from there. Freezing also works for dry pet foods to get rid of moths, etc.
2007-07-20 14:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The larva will die after three months in fridge but eggs will survive.
2007-07-20 09:43:16 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Babu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋