Fumigating Grains Naturally
Fumigation is important in reducing food waste. Weevils, moths and borer beetles live in a very comfortable environment when in the middle of a silo or warehouse fill with grains, where they perforate the external layer of the stored products, feed freely, and have an ideal temperature and enough oxygen to grow and breed.This insects, alongside some fungi, bacteria and viruses, cause annual loses of between four and ten percent of all the stored grains worldwide, mainly corn, wheat, sorghum, rice and beans. The main fumigation technique and pest control inside warehouses and silos has been the use of chemical substances such as aluminum phosphide and methyl bromide, which are effective but leave a toxic residue for human consumption. read more