At any point along the post-harvest supply chain, commodities are vulnerable to insect infestation. This is due to a variety of factors, but includes landscape-scale movement of stored product insects to and from food facilities and natural refugia. Long-
Rachel V. Wilkins +5 more
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Maintaining Insect-Free Farm-Stored Grain [PDF]
This publication provides information on the basic requirements for preparing onfarm grain-storage bins to receive grain, how to protect grain from insects during storage, and how to inspect for and detect insect infestation in stored ...
Stored-Product insects Research and Development Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service
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Insecticidal Effect of an Enhanced Attapulgite for the Control of Four Stored-Product Beetle Species
We examined the insecticidal effect of three different dust formulations, which were attapulgite (W), attapulgite mix with oregano essential oil with 52% carvacrol (D1), and attapulgite mix with oregano essential oil with 75% carvacrol (D2), in four ...
Evagelia Lampiri +3 more
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Laboratory evaluation of diatomaceous earth against main stored product insects [PDF]
The sensitivity of the main external and internal stored product insect pests to the commercial formulation of Detia Degesch Diatomaceous Earth – DDDE - Inerto (DE) was studied in laboratory experiments. The tested insects were adults of internal feeders
Menasherov, M. +4 more
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Phytochemical-based nano emulsions for stored grain protection
Stored grain losses caused by pest insects contribute significantly to the global food crisis. Currently, there are two main chemical control methods against stored product insect pests: fumigation with very toxic gases and grain protection by residual ...
Kostyukovsky, Moshe +5 more
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EFFICIENCY OF Eichhornia crassipes AS PROTECTANT AGAINST SOME STORED PRODUCT INSECTS [PDF]
Powder and 3 solvent crude extracts obtained from dry ground leaves of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solm. (Pontederaceae) using acetone, methanol and petroleum ether were evaluated under laboratory conditions (30 ±1°C, 65±5% rh) for their bioinsecticidal ...
M. Metwally, R. Abo Arab
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Methodology for Evaluating the Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) Methoprene on Packaging Films
The insect growth regulator methoprene can be mixed into the matrix used to comprise bags and other packaging materials. Different methodologies were utilized to evaluate the efficacy of different types of methoprene-treated packaging towards Tribolium ...
Frank H. Arthur
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Survey of Main Mites and Insect Species Associated with Stored Maize in Giza Governorate [PDF]
Various mite species such as predators, fungivores and parasites associated with insect species inhabiting stored maize grains were surveyed from 14 untreated stores maize located from different sites at Giza governorate during the two successive years ...
Tawfik Tawfik +2 more
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Gene Disruption Technologies Have the Potential to Transform Stored Product Insect Pest Control
Stored product insects feed on grains and processed commodities manufactured from grain post-harvest, reducing the nutritional value and contaminating food.
Lindsey C. Perkin +2 more
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Biological control of stored-product insects in commodities, food processing facilities and museums [PDF]
Non-chemical control methods have gained importance in integrated pest management, as policies aiming to minimize the application of residual chemical insecticides are being adopted by many companies, and a growing market of organic produce.
Schöller, Matthias, Schöller, M.
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