Fumigation division : Grain
Insect infestation in stored grain for the grower, importer/ exporter will certainly damage your profit margin as you run the risk of your investment being rejected.
What steps should you take?
Make life as difficult as possible for insects to breed and survive by following our step by step guide.
- Step 1: Pre-harvest Store Cleaning
- Focus on store hygiene and remove all crop residues before taking of new crop to prevent insects living in the building fabric the opportunity to infest incoming commodity.
- Step 2: Pre-harvest Grain Store Spraying
- Insecticide spray treatments of empty stores, bins elevators and silos to prevent the risk of infestation spreading from one area to another.
- Step 3: Grain Monitoring
- Check temperature and moisture content, using pitfall traps and baits bags to detect insects and mite at an early stage of development.
- Step 4: Preventative Fumigation
- Phosphine is the leading fumigant used in the UK to control all stages of the insect life cycle. As a preventative measure this can be used at a low dose level for longer than normal exposure periods.