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.
Topic sheets
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
