Major insect pests in stored crops

The most important task after harvesting is grain storage. By storing grain by the scientific method, the grain can be preserved for a long time. Often the pests of food grains belong to Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, which cause more damage in the condition of high moisture and temperature in the stored grains.
Insects that attack in storage grains are as follows: Small grain borer, Khapra beetle, red flour beetle, pulses beetle, grain fly, rice moth etc.
All these pests eat grains and become hollow during storage, which affects the market price of the produce.
To keep the grain safe from these pests, clean the godowns thoroughly before storing them, and By burning neem leaves, make smoke in the place of storage.
Store the grains after drying them properly, and while storing, use chemical grain gold @ 1 ampule per quintal of grains.

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Insects that attack in storage grains are as follows: Small grain borer, Khapra beetle, red flour beetle, pulses beetle, grain fly, rice moth etc.

All these pests eat grains and become hollow during storage, which affects the market price of the produce.

To keep the grain safe from these pests, clean the godowns thoroughly before storing them, and By burning neem leaves, make smoke in the place of storage.

Store the grains after drying them properly, and while storing, use chemical grain gold @ 1 ampule per quintal of grains.

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