Comments on: Vine Weevils

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:06:02 +0000

I stumbled across this site while trying to figure out exactly WHAT was in our kitchen–some sources said we have drain flies/drain gnats, but they didn’t respond to the same sort of home remedies we found online. After MUCH more research I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m dealing with some sort of grain weevil. In my case, the weevils were especially interested in a poorly-sealed bag of barley (apparently, they were in the mood for love there, too. Nasty!!)

Our kitchen is a pretty clean place, but it seems that may not make a difference if they find what they’re looking for. I swept up all the weevils I could see (some were even around the floorboards) and flushed them. Then I went through our pantry one shelf at a time, brushing them off and flushing those, too, and wiped the shelves clean with some standard Listerine–I figured that’s a decent disinfectant that’s also safe around our food. I immediately put the barley, along with some other cereals and crackers that were iffy, outside for trash pick-up and carefully checked all the other containers. I recycle cardboard, so I made extra sure that any boxes I put in the bin were absolutely clean.

Now, I’m going to cross my fingers and keep a watchful eye on our kitchen. I doubt they’re all gone, but I figure at least now I can fight back! There’s more info at:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071010130222AAZr6em

By: adekun

adekun — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:41:55 +0000

Nekirimushi must be fairly close to the subject in this article. The larvae do a fine job of eating the the section between stems and bulbs. Not good if you are expecting onions. As I don’t want to use chemicals the ideas above are useful.

By: M. Garbutt

M. Garbutt — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:11:26 +0000

The Vine Weevil- will they die off if no plants are available to them?
I brought an ivy in from outside and put in my laundry room downstairs-when I looked at it, when I came back from Christmas get-away in December the plant was eaten away, I throw the plant outside and thought I had eliminated the problem, but now I find the odd one in my kitchen upstairs.
What is my chances of having more of these around the house and what can I do to rid myself of these creatures.
Thanks for your help!