21 Jan Semiochemicals – An alternative method for stored grain pest management
सेमिओकेमिकल्स - अनाज संग्रहीत कीट प्रबंधन के लिए एक वैकल्पिक विधि The rising concern on pesticide residue free products, reduction in cost of chemical control and resistance development had led to the search for an alternate eco friendly and economically feasible tactic. With advancement in the studies on various approaches in IPM of storage pests it is considered that semiochemicals particularly pheromones, have good potential for the suppression of stored-product insects by modifying or manipulating their behaviour. सेमिओकेमिकल्स - अनाज भंडारण कीट प्रबंधन के लिए एक वैकल्पिक विधि One third of world’s food grain is being lost during storage every year due to various biotic and abiotic factors. The biotic factors include attack of different pests like insects, fungi, bacteria, rodent’s etc. Abiotic factors like high grain temperature and moisture, along with dockage, broken kernels and lack of regular monitoring provide conditions that accelerate mold and insect development. Among which more damage is due to insect pest attack. In India, post-harvest losses caused by the unscientific storage, insects, rodents, micro-organisms etc., account for about 10 per cent of total food grains. Stored product pests are obligatory pests that can infest and damage a wide variety of food materials. Different stored grain pests have their own different ways of feeding and damaging the grains ultimately leading to huge...