Brownish orange bugs in my Poutry feed?

[TalonAWD]

I bought some chicken mash and in the bag there were a few bugs inside. They walk pretty slow and have 6 legs. Any idea what they are and if they can infest my roaches.
Not a million but a handful of these critters. Looks like beetles of some type.

 

[TalonAWD]

After two hours of research I found out what they are. Red Flour beetles or Confused flour beetle.
Both look the same.
Heres the info.
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/beetles/red_flour_beetle.htm

Now since I'm not sure if theres eggs, I just put some in the blender and made it into fine powder. If there is any eggs it will be destroyed. Plus the roaches won't have to work their mandibles hard to consume Chicken mash.

 

[BrianWI]

Poor form to have infested feed!

Truthfully, I use fish flakes, veggies and dry dog and cat food and have no problems at all.

 

[TalonAWD]

Poor form to have infested feed!

Truthfully, I use fish flakes, veggies and dry dog and cat food and have no problems at all.

But you stated in my other thread to get this stuff.:? (Mash)

Get nonmedicated chicken feed though.

Alfalfa pellets may make OK vege substitute.

I got this from a feed supply warehouse. Not a farm as there are none near me.

 

[OldHag]

I use chicken laying crumbles in my roach food too. They love it. The little beetles wont hurt your roaches... maybe infest your flour and other food stuff in your house, but the roaches will be fine.

 

[BrianWI]

The poultry mash has been used here at times, but I don't have any poultry anymore so I no longer buy it.

Roaches would liely survive fine on wet cardboard for feed.

 

[whitewolf]

Yeah just grind it up good and keep it in a nice tight sealed container so they die. Those thing will get into anything and everything bread product. Oatmeal, crackers, anything powdery. Have had them a few times here. If you get them in your stuff throw it out and keep all food items in tight lid containers they'll go away after awhile.

I haven't used anything but the cricket/ roach feed but running low and fixing to switch to something a little less costly.

 

[dtknow]

I doubt blending it killed the eggs. They are so tiny I'm sure a few were missed. Use it all up fair quickly.

They make excellent T sling food, btw.

 

[spydrhunter1]

I vacuum seal my chicken feed in one gallon bags...also freezing will kill pests, try freezing for 10 to 14 days.

 

[cacoseraph]

those can be used as tiny feeders. bonus, in my book. if you really don't like them, though, you could dry out your feed in your over (go slowly, start on the lowest temp setting possible and MONITOR constantly!). you might have to take the feed out and put it back in if your oven can't really go down to ~125*F


i had something similar i picked up with some crickets that served me quite well. they basically are like tiiiny meal worms