Fumigants & Pheromones Digital Newsletter - Issue 143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This video is a time lapse of insects feeding on stored grains. Stored product insects do immeasurable damage to mankind's stored grain supplies every year. Here you can see rice weevils, Sitophilus oryzae, feeding on corn and lesser grain borers, Rhyzopertha dominica, feeding on wheat over a 3 month period in a side-by-side comparison. During this time, the clean and sound grain kernels are turned to dust and empty husks.

 

 

 

Insect Damage to Grain

Post-harvest loss due to insect infestations has been estimated at around $1.25 to $2.5 billion annually in the United States wheat and corn market alone (USDA, 2005). Insect infestations can reduce weight, nutritional value, and overall quality by....READ MORE

 

 

Learning from Others and the Intangible Benefits of Attending Conferences It is human nature to think we know all the answers, especially people from the United States. Humbling yourself enough to realize you don’t is quite a battle. Knowing this is the reason we all need to incorporate the word “education” into our company and personal Core Values. Because we at Insects Limited emphasize that....READ MORE

 

 

Case Studies: My Working Experiences in Africa

My contribution to the 14th Fumigants & Pheromones Conference is based on experiences collected during three years of work in the Cape Verde Islands, three years in Benin, and repeated short-term assignments in about twenty other African countries over a period of more than thirty years. My first lesson was....READ MORE

 

 

Employee Spotlight: Quinn Kelley

Vice President of Insects Limited, Inc., Tom Mueller stated, “Having Quinn join our business development team has been extremely helpful. He is introducing great ideas and a new energy to the group. Selling is all about building rapport and trust, which never makes it easy when starting a role like his, but customers are responding well, and he is quickly becoming their “go to” person when they have a question or would like to order.”....READ MORE