Show suggestions sug gest ions on how to keep weevils from beans if you store beans in a warm place they are likely to be infested with weevils we evils it is better to store them at a temperature not over 50 degrees they can be treated with air slaked lime using one pound of lime to four pounds of seed in storing beans for food consumption it is recommended that they be placed in cold water brought to a temperature of degrees and dried this kills the weevils we evils does not interfere with either the food value or germination of the beans A weevil is a tiny insect that lays its eggs on the green pods in early fall the eggs hatching to very small white grubs which develop and reproduce in the beans there may be six or seven generations in a year prairie farmer |