Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 165

Table of Content: May 2017; 8(5)

May 2017

Preliminary observations on a hot - water equipment for disinfesting maize grain from larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) and greater rice weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): A tool for rural farmers

The present study describes and evaluates a new tool for disinfesting maize grain from weevils using heat from boiling water. In developing countries, rural farmers lose huge amounts of grain due to weevils. Cost of insecticides and resistance of grain weevils to current insecticides are major threats. The grain losses affect the nutritional status and general quality of life of rural communities. Most grain is infested...

Author(s): Moses Zimba