Insect pests attacks in storage crops

Insect pests attacks in storage crops
  • After harvesting, the most important job is to store grain.
  • There is a need to adopt scientific method for safe storage of grains,
  • By which grains can be stored for a long time.
  • Insects that attack in  storage  grains are as follows: Small grain borer, Khapra beetle, red beetle of flour, pulses beetle, grain fly, rice moth etc.
  • All these pests eat grains and become hollow during storage.
  • To keep the grains safe from these pests, First clean the storage house and store it
  • Dry grain and store it well.
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