Methods of corn storage

Abstract

Red, yellow, and white types of corn grains were stored in 4-ply paper bags, jute bags, and open boxes, with four insecticide treatments. The application of Carbon Bisulfide (fumigant), Phostoxin (fumigant), Malathion EC (liquid) and Sevin 7,5 (dust) provided a significant improvement in controlling insects for all storage conditions in relation to untreated grain. The white corn, which has a hard endosperm, when not treated with insecticide, showed less susceptibility to insects than either the yellow or red types, of grain. This was in contrast to previous reports, in which pigmented corn (yellow and red), were found to be more resistant to insects. It is suspected that the hard endosperms creates a greater resistance to insects in this case.