HUTCHINSON -- Stored grain must be monitored so that insect infestations or grain spoilage can be detected before serious losses occur. It is recommended that growers check stored grain bi-weekly ...

If grain bins and handling equipment were not sanitized prior to grain fill and the grain was moved to storage without receiving a preventative insecticide application, insect infestations can develop ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered that ozone gas can kill insect pests in grain bins without damaging the grain or causing the environmental harm linked to chemical fumigants. But the ...

Insects already eat between 5 and 20 percent of the most important grain crops produced around the world — and new research finds that they could be responsible for even more crop damage in the near ...

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Bugs are always on the brain when raising crops—it’s a never-ending battle that farmers must be prepared to fight every day of the year. Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas ...

It is estimated that 90% of grain stores harbour at least one insect species known to infest grain, underlining the critical importance of good store hygiene in the run-up to harvest. Cleaning out ...

Ironically, the gas is being touted as a fumigant alternative in response to an international treaty banning the use of ozone-layer harming chemicals currently used to rid food storage facilities of ...

Climate change might lead to bigger populations of hungrier insects. This could have serious consequences for grain-growing regions in the Northwest and across the world. "And, of course, the impacts ...

While it is normal to receive a few calls at this point of the year about panicle feeding insects in grain sorghum, it is not usual to have them stack up on my desk. Either we have more grain sorghum ...