Different Practices in the Management of Pulse Beetle
Sangita Limma*
Dept. of Entomology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar (848 125), India
Pramila Choudhury
Dept. of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka (504 104), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Curative, Management, Preventive, Pulse beetle
Abstract
Pulse beetle is the major pest infesting all type of pulses both in field and storage and it causes a major loss. So, prevention of losses in storage due to insect pest is one of the most important aspects in Indian agriculture. It can be managed by different preventive and curative measures. In both cases, the insects must be destroyed without altering the food quality of the grain. Preventive effort includes before storage of the grain, from the time it is received from the field, even if no insects are visible i.e. sanitation, disinfestations of storage container, structure and stores, proper stacking of grains and legal method. Curative effort is during or even before storage which includes chemical and non chemical method.
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