what foods do weevils get into
Weevils are often found in warm-weather areas, but do survive in colder areas if they have already infested the food. Weevils are often found in dry foods including nuts, seeds, cereal, and grain products, such as pancake mix.In the domestic setting, they are most likely to be observed when a bag of flour is opened. They can even chew through bags such as ramen noodles.or other uses, see Weevil (disambiguation) . A weevil is a type of beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than 6 mm (0.24 in), and herbivorous. Over 60,000 species are in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils).
Weevils are tiny beetles that can infest grains and rice foods stored in your pantry; such as cake and biscuit mixes, pancake mixes, breakfast cereal, crackers, and more. Weevils will infest your food when female weevils have unnoticeably burrowed and laid eggs deep into the grain and rice kernels.d. 2. Inspect any grains and rice for weevils before you buy them. 1  Weevils measure between one-eighth of an inch (3.17 mm) and three-sixteenths of an inch (4.76 mm) long, and are reddish-brown. 2  Grain, or granary weevils cannot fly, have long, oval pits on their thorax section, and exist in regions with cooler weather.