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Insects and mites

Insects may contaminate and cause direct damage to stored grain and are not tolerated by the trade. Mites are commonly found in grain stores and may taint and reduce animal feed palatability. Both insects and mites must be identified, monitored and controlled appropriately.

  

	TS62	Preventing and controlling mites in stored cereals (2002) Guidance on cost-effective approaches to avoiding mite infestation in cereals covering drying, cooling, monitoring, pesticide application and use of diatomaceous earth
	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

  

P01

Insects and mites in stored grain and grain stores (2000) Guide to identification of primary and secondary storage pests as well as commonly occurring non-damaging or stray species.