Dr. S. Mohan
Rtd. Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Trap for monitoring stored product insects in warehouse
The invention disclosed in this application relates to a device for detecting stored grain insects in bagstacks which comprises a main hollow tube having a diameter in the range of 1.8 to 2.0 cm with equispaced perforation in the range of 1.8 to 2 mm on its upper portion with a bend at one end which ends in a transparent collection unit to collect the insects falling down from the bend, the other end of main tube being closed.
Advantages of the invention
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The device is useful in detecting stored grain insects in bag stacks of the food.grain warehouses without any damage to sacks.
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The device does not required any bait materials to trap insects.
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The device is useful in studying the distribution pattern of stored product insects in various layers of bag stacks.
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The device will be useful to validate the effect of fumigation by using it immediately after fumigation, in different layers of the fumigated stacks.
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The device will also be useful at farm level when farmers store their produce in bags.