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Store preparation

All parts of grain stores, including the inside of bins and other surfaces in contact with grain, must be free of contaminants before grain intake. Rigorous cleaning and the use of traps to monitor for insects should be used before any structural or fabric treatments are applied.

  

TS79

Insect and mite control in empty grain stores using DE (2004) Describes how diatomaceous earth (DE), an inert silica dust consisting of the fossilised deposits of diatoms, can be used in EMPTY grain stores to control insects and mites

  

GrainPlan - www.grainplan.info (2007) A user-friendly, interactive database you can tailor to your own storage facilities for managing all the details of your stored grain in an assurance scheme-compliant way