Pocket Guide 7: Controlling insect pests in stored grain.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2007

• Document Type: Manual
• Theme: Agriculture

Abstract

Diatomaceous earths are effective, non-toxic alternatives to the synthetic chemical insecticides currently used to fight insect pests in stored grain. This booklet gives the background to the problem in stored grain in Africa, and details of how to use diatomaceous earths to protect against storage pests.

Citation

RIU Pocket Guide 7, Aylesford, UK: Natural Resources International, 8 pp.

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Pocket Guide 7: Controlling insect pests in stored grain.

Published 1 January 2007