Does anyone else have a problem with bee's and bugs getting into the food? I am cleaning and changing the food daily.
234372
Yes, it is terrible. I am wasting so much food and time. I bought 2 different ones and both are the same. I had older ones and never had this problem.
234373
Mine hangs from a hook off my deck and I have some wasps but they don't get into the food. I've never had ants or other bugs. When it's really hot I clean them every 3rd day but when it's cooler once a week. The hummers really like them. I have two of them.
234374
The built-in ant trap works great for ants, but there isn't much you can do about flying insects that like the nectar. Changing it regularly is really all you can do.
234375
Ironically this is the first feeder I have NOT had that problem with. I would try lightly cleaning the ports with a toothbrush when you are changing the food to make sure that there isn't food on the surface that is attracting bugs.
234376
I have two of these feeders. One I have hanging hooked on a pieces of fishing line over a tree branch. You can make a loop in the fishing line and hook the feeder onto it. I haven;t had any bugs in this feeder at all. Bees land on it but they haven't got in the feeder. The second one I had hanging from one of those six or seven foot garden hooks and I got ants and earwigs in it all the time. Today I hung that one in a tree with the nylon fishing line and hope it will be the end of the bug problem. Good Luck
234377
I got this feeder, and I have NO NO Problem with the this feeder getting any kind of bugs what so ever. When I do change out the the food I make sure that the feeder is cleaned up real good, and around the holes. Refill and put the feeder back up, and it is put up high in front of my Bay window. When it is real hot I change out the food every week. When it is cooler weather every other week. The best feeder I have ever had, and believe me I have had a lot of different feeders. Good Luck
935356
Well vented but don't let The bins get to thick with debris. Nothing bothering mine other than worms and a little smell. Maybe you're putting to much compost debris in the bin at one time? it's taking too long for the worms to eat it so therefore the flies have something to deposit their eggs upon. I wouldn't hesitate to call the worm farm and ask him any questions, if you haven't done so yet.
305295
I have never had this problem. Maybe you nerd to reset the device. Food luck!
618344
I've had some problems, mainly ants, and resorted to a Trap-It ant trap (in red) which hold about 3/4 cup water, as the ant moat installed in the feeder is so small it dries out too quickly. There's times there's been wasps but - they get a drink and leave. Really, it may be that I got some of the solution on the outside or the like, but it's not a big problems. It's those ants.
12771
I've never had that happen so maybe you got a "bad" one. See if you can exchange it. I LOVE them and rely on them to keep fruit flies out of my house all year round!
679685
That's a good question but I don't have the answer, sorry :(I do know that we have bee hives on our property but haven't had any issues with the bees on the feeder :)
1904933
I have not had a problem with bees or wasps on these feeders, and I have on other types. I HAVE found ants on and inside the feeder though, but they don't seem to bother the hummers, and since it is emptied every other day and needs refilling, I keep the feeder cleaned and any ants are not there very long.
999503
As I remember about a day. I really like mine. I don't have any flying or crawling insect. I think I it was a few hours before I saw a beetle-looking insect crawl out of my closet. I put one in there because I didn't want moths eating my wool sweaters I think it deters rodents too. Missie
618347
I have had no problem with bees. The ant "moat" in the center keeps the ants out of the feeder. My only problem was getting the hummers to use the new feeder at first. But as the summer has heated up, even my dominant male is eating from the new feeder.
2275262
No problems with mine. Have they always been that way, or has something possibly gotten around them? I periodically wipe mine down with alcohol wipes to remove any oils, creams, make-up etc. in addition to germs.
910189
Yes, I think it happens when some of the inside of the egg seeps/bubbles out of the top of the egg. You're right, it is a hassle to clean. Sorry, I don't have any suggestions.
1274651
I would guess it is an electronic problem. I would ask for a new one if relatively new, or it could be just a buildup of particles from cooking, etc.. Contact Kidde.
1781426
Hello..! Food hasn't been a real issue but you are right...after the pollen came it has been hard to clean out the shallow grooves perfectly. Will take a little more work. For the overall price - pretty solid and attractive.
386710
I had no problem with them. They came alive and did their work. Be warned that they won't stick around if they don't have another food source after eating all the bugs you wanted them too :)
412279
The only time I have had issue is if it gets wet from too much juice or if I have let the meats hit the edge going in the bag. I wipe it off with a paper towel and don't have issue...I do like the suggestion the lady has about using a zip lock first for things like chicken...I will have to try that!
926293
I've never experienced bugs in my popcorn kernels. I've been turning to this brand for about a year now. I have a very very sensitive stomach so if there was something was something I didn't see I would have had some sort of reaction, but I never have. I don't know if maybe there are some "bad" bags? I never got one though. If you find this problem with your bags I'd report it.
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Mine did. It was quite disgusting -- and very unexpected. There was a full-sized maggot in one of the nuts (there may have been maggots in more than one of the nuts, but at that point, I stopped eating them). When I contacted the company, instead of sounding concerned or appalled, they treated as if it were normal and to be expected. If finding such a thing in a pistachio weren't bad enough, to have the company respond like that? Inexcusable. I couldn't recommend these. Pistachios are great, but not when you have to be worried about getting roasted and salted maggots along with them... :/