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Re: ACK! Fruitflies

Postby ParrotsForLife » Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:09 am

liz wrote:They can come in on any dry foods. I freeze everything for a day to kill what ever is in there. They will get into flour and cereals too. An infestation will cause a lot of food loss. The pantry moth can be controlled or eliminated. What is discusting is their larva. They are light colored and almost invisible until they are too many to kill at once.

I just found some in Tiko's cage when I was cleaning it.We haven't had them in months its probably Tiko's fruit falling at the end of the cage lol.
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Re: ACK! Fruitflies

Postby liz » Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:59 am

They get in the dry foods that are just bagged and stacked in the store. I had some in my pantry and did not know it until I saw their maggots.
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