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Unpopped popcorn eating bugs... what are they?

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Little tiny black bugs with an exoskeleton- not sure if they have wings hidden or not. Longer rather than wider, they have a little curved and pointed end which they may use for boaring in (looks like it might be in the front). They boar a hole in the shell and then eat the white interior. I live in a country where unpopped popcorn sits in a bag and you order it by the kilo. When the bag is left open, these bugs find their way in.

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  1. weevils? They like grains, you might want to check any boxes that have seeds noodles rice etc. They plant their larvae in the grains and when you bring the foods home the larvae become grown bugs and they eat the grains then lay new eggs. The best way to prevent is to freeze any seed or grain when you bring it in your home until you are ready to use it.


  2. http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publica...

    http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publicat...

    I think it's a kind of weavel and it more then likley got into the corn bef\ore it was ever packed. Look at these links and see if it is one of these that you found.  Frank

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