Traditional storage practices in developing countries cannot guarantee protection against
major storage pests of staple food crops like maize, leading to 20–30% grain losses …

Radio frequency (RF) treatment is one of the most promising physical disinfestation methods
in agricultural products due to rapid heating, deep penetration depth, and leaving no …

The world population is projected to be 9.1 billion by the year 2050, and about 70% extra
food will be required. One of the main challenges regarding food security is postharvest loss …

Alternative methods for controlling insect pests are required because of the hazards of
synthetic chemicals to people and the environment. Lectins are proteins that have been …

Stored products of agriculture and animal origin are attacked by more than 600 species of
beetles, 70 species of moths, and about 355 species of mites, causing huge quantitative and …

Combinations of essential oils (EOs) are promising alternatives for pest management in
storage grains. A high diversity of compounds in EOs and EO mixtures can increase their …

Maize was artificially infested with either 10 or 25 individual Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)
and Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) or a mixture of both, and stored in a hermetic grain …

The effectiveness of diatomaceous earth (FossilShield) and wood ash from Acacia
polyacantha and Hymenocardia acida were assessed on Sitophilus zeamais, regarding …

Deterioration and degradation of grains by storage insect pests lead to economic losses of
several billion dollars and affect food security. Sitophilus zeamais is responsible for pre-and …

Sustainable production of current cropping systems during the current climate change
scenario is under threat due to both climatic variability and shortage of resources for …