Farm stored grain protection: Moisture content and temperature of stored grain important in prevention of infestation by pests

Michelbacher, A; Swift, J

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Farm stored grain protection: Moisture content and temperature of stored grain important in prevention of infestation by pests

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A. E. Michelbacher, University of California, Berkeley

John E. Swift, University of California, Berkeley

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California Agriculture 8(9):6-6.

Published September 01, 1954

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The most important pests of stored grain–such as the granary and rice weevils–either do not thrive or cannot live in grain whose moisture content is 10% or less.

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Farm stored grain protection: Moisture content and temperature of stored grain important in prevention of infestation by pests

A. E. Michelbacher, John E. Swift

Farm stored grain protection: Moisture content and temperature of stored grain important in prevention of infestation by pests

Authors

A. E. Michelbacher, University of California, Berkeley

John E. Swift, University of California, Berkeley

Publication Information

California Agriculture 8(9):6-6.

Published September 01, 1954

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

The most important pests of stored grain–such as the granary and rice weevils–either do not thrive or cannot live in grain whose moisture content is 10% or less.

Full text

Full text is available in PDF.

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