Maize is consumed world-wide as staple food, livestock feed, and industrial raw material.
However, it is susceptible to fungal attack and at risk of aflatoxin contamination under certain …

Over the last decades, unimaginable amounts of money have gone into research and
development of vector control measures, repellents, treatment, and vaccines for vector borne …

Seven methods for storing maize were tested and compared with traditional storage of
maize in polypropylene bags. Twenty farmers managed the experiment under their …

Increasing knowledge of the deleterious health and economic impacts of aflatoxin in crop
commodities has stimulated global interest in aflatoxin mitigation. Current evidence of the …

Smallholder farmers' interest in hermetic bags has been driven by the need to reduce grain
storage losses due to insect pests and challenges (inefficacy) of current storage methods …

Post-harvest storage of wheat in grain storage bags is commonly adopted practice in many
developing countries, which offers a viable chemical-free approach to control storage …

Household grain storage continues to be of paramount importance in improving food
security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where maize post-harvest losses of 10–20% are …

Stored products represent an enormous economic output, but insects regularly immigrate
into stored products from the surrounding landscape throughout the postharvest supply …

Simple Summary Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa lose grain to insect pests
during storage. To reduce these losses, several storage technologies are available for sale …

The use of biological control agents such as pathogens and natural enemies could be
helpful in reducing reliance on synthetic non-selective insecticides and environmental …