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Article: Replacing fumigants with beneficial insects. (wasps and predator bugs used to control stored-grain pests)
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- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- February 1, 1991
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Replacing Fumigants With Beneficial Insects
Not all insects in stored grain are bad. In fact, Agricultural Research Service scientists have found that some wasps and predator bugs can be used to help wipe out the bad bugs. These beneficials could become a new way to control stored-grain pests while reducing the use of chemical fumigants.
A task force made up of U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, and Food and Drug Administration personnel has prepared a proposed regulation that would allow parasites or predator insects of stored-product pests to be added to grain or used to control infestations in structures such as warehouses. ...