eastcoaster Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bought 2bags of beans today and found weevil holes in some !Would you feed them to birds or take them back to supplier . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzlecock Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I would take them back to supplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddymac Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bought 2bags of beans today and found weevil holes in some !Would you feed them to birds or take them back to supplier .No brainer, I would take them back and get a refund rather than exchanging them as I'm sure they're not the only bags infested at the supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 No brainer, I would take them back and get a refund rather than exchanging them as I'm sure they're not the only bags infested at the supplier.Interesting. I wonder if someone can answer my question as its ages since I used beans. Does the hole mean that the weevil has found a way out and that some of the beans without holes contain weevil ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 the female lays eggs on the beans and the larvae makes the holes to eat the inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 you also get smaller weevils that attack grain like barley and wheat you see it when you open the barley and its stuck together in small clumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 the female lays eggs on the beans and the larvae makes the holes to eat the insideGreat thanks for confirming what I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbar Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Bought 2bags of beans today and found weevil holes in some !Would you feed them to birds or take them back to supplier .we had the same bother last year with the guy who we get our beans from he stopped getting them from his supplier,we get our,s from knoxs now,a van goes down once a month,from stirling, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I would have thought every fancier would have known the reason behind the hole in a bean for goodness sake. for all you guys that feed beans the facts are. A bean plant grows and forms a flower which developes into a bean pod, meanwhile along comes a beetle which lays an egg within the flower which developes into a pod and is enveloped within a growing bean. As the egg hatches into a weevil it is already encaptured within the bean and its only way out is by eating its escape hence the hole. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Mind another thought ... I like most would take them back and get a refund ... However, a thought here. If the grub is still in the bean, would it be good nutrition / protein for the bird? I remember reading a very good article from a renowned Vet saying if a pigeon homes, or a stray completely flown out. a small worm down the throat works wonders and replenishes very quickly ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Davie Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I would have thought every fancier would have known the reason behind the hole in a bean for goodness sake. for all you guys that feed beans the facts are. A bean plant grows and forms a flower which developes into a bean pod, meanwhile along comes a beetle which lays an egg within the flower which developes into a pod and is enveloped within a growing bean. As the egg hatches into a weevil it is already encaptured within the bean and its only way out is by eating its escape hence the hole. :huh: This reminds me of when I worked in the corned beef mine, roof caved in and I had to eat my way out :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 This reminds me of when I worked in the corned beef mine, roof caved in and I had to eat my way out :lol: : :lol: :lol:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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