weevil farm

[amalan11]

has anyone had any luck breeding weevils? im thinking for my orange breasts they would be a good size .It looks like you cannot buy anywhere in Aust so im thinking of putting out some seed to attract moths and then hopefully netting in any weevils so the cycle can continue.
Just saw the fly offer but I just hate flys it creeps me out to think of live flys in the house...and I could not hurt a mealworm by chopping it up
im thinking I could deal with weevils

[mikeknight]

i dont ;like the thought of invitein weevles into my home , they r hard enough too get out of it once they r in it, if u fancy puttin most items of food into the bin once they get invested

[jusdeb]

hmmmm which is the LESSER OF TWO WEEVILS Sorry had to do it ....

No haven't heard of weevil farming , cant imagine it being too hard though .

[amalan11]

I know there are always some wevills in the tray of the budgie cage ,they breed there in summer so may get some and give it a go all my stuff is stored in sealed barrels/ jars as they are alredy in the inner city
somehow flys appaul me but moths and beetles dont

[finchbreeder]

Best breeding season I every had in the days when I had orange breasteds was the season I had a bag of seed with weevils in.
They absolutely loved them.
LML

[amalan11]

oh..I will defenatly give it a try then,they seem a good size for such a little bird

[vettepilot_6]

Isnt it strange that because we have the adversion to the food we find it not suitable for our birds? me I just feed them whatever they want maggots,termites fruit flie,moths....just have a strict worming schedule....

[amalan11]

Im sure my guys would enjoy them iv seen them catch fruitflys but I just cannt stand flys

[MadHatter]

As a notorious pedant, I have to ask: What the heck are you lot on about?
This is a weevil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_weevil" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Weevils are a type of beetle with an elongated snout. There is also the Biscuit Beetle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugstore_beetle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) which are also sometimes referred to, inaccurately, as 'weevils'.

So what is all this talk about moths? Weevils are nothing like moths. They're not even lepidopterans.
If I had to guess, I'd think you were talking about either the adults or larvae of the Flour Moth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephestia_kuehniella" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Is that it?

[Tiaris]

I'd say they are referring to biscuit beetles. I call them weevils too & I know its not exactly correct but I also call termites white-ants and luderick blackfish.