Pest problems and the use of pesticides in grain storage in Indonesia
Postharvest practices and problems in Indonesia are reviewed. Stored product pests cause considerable loss and damage each year. In milled rice stored for 6 months, for example, it is estimated that the loss due to insect infestation is between 0.5 and 2 percent. The major storage pests of milled rice are Sitophilus spp. and Tribolium castaneum, with Corcyra cephalonica, Ephestia kuehniella, Rhyzopertha dominica, and some other secondary pests causing lesser damage. The application of pesticides is generally considered as the best method of protecting grain from insect infestation. Pirimiphos-methyl in emulsifiable concentrate formulation is the most extensively used pesticide for spraying while phosphine and methyl bromide are in common use for fumigation storages and ships. Pesticide application is part of an Integrated Storage Pest Management (ISPM) program initiated in the early 1970s and now considered to be working well. The program has five components: improvement and provision of storages; proper insecticide application, physical control strategies; training of pest control and storage managers; and collaborative research and development work in the area of storage pest management. Current work includes studies directed towards combatting insects such as psocids (Liposcelis spp.) and controlling pests of secondary crops
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Canberra (Australia)
1985
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| Subjects: | PLAGAS DE PRODUCTOS ALMACENADOS, ARROZ, PLAGUICIDAS, CONTROL DE PLAGAS, INDONESIA, |
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| Summary: | Postharvest practices and problems in Indonesia are reviewed. Stored product pests cause considerable loss and damage each year. In milled rice stored for 6 months, for example, it is estimated that the loss due to insect infestation is between 0.5 and 2 percent. The major storage pests of milled rice are Sitophilus spp. and Tribolium castaneum, with Corcyra cephalonica, Ephestia kuehniella, Rhyzopertha dominica, and some other secondary pests causing lesser damage. The application of pesticides is generally considered as the best method of protecting grain from insect infestation. Pirimiphos-methyl in emulsifiable concentrate formulation is the most extensively used pesticide for spraying while phosphine and methyl bromide are in common use for fumigation storages and ships. Pesticide application is part of an Integrated Storage Pest Management (ISPM) program initiated in the early 1970s and now considered to be working well. The program has five components: improvement and provision of storages; proper insecticide application, physical control strategies; training of pest control and storage managers; and collaborative research and development work in the area of storage pest management. Current work includes studies directed towards combatting insects such as psocids (Liposcelis spp.) and controlling pests of secondary crops |
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