How old gunny bags can be disinfected before filling the grains?
Answers
Store the grains in a clean godown
Fill cracks, crevices and holes with cement.
Use brand new gunny bags. Old gunny bags if used, must be disinfected by dipping in 1 part malathion (Cythion 50 EC) in 500 parts water for 10 minutes and dried in shade before filling the grains.
Disinfect empty godown in April-May by spraying 1 part malathion (Cythion 50 EC) in 100 parts water on floor, walls and ceiling or by using 25 tablets of Celphos/Phostoxin or 35 L EDCT mixture per 100 cm m (36000 ft.)
Mix 5% malathion (Cythion) dust @ 2.5 kg/metric tonne or 250 g/qunital grains meant for seed only.
Caution :
Where there is infestation of khapra, fumigation of godown with Celphos Phostoxin is essential by using double the recommended doses.
Do not mix BHC with grains meant for consumption.
Fumigate only in air tight stores. Do not use them in houses.
Gunny bags can be disinfected before filing the grains by impregnating the bags with disinfectants like malathion.
Explanation:
- Farm products like food grains are stored in gunny bags which are made from natural fibres like jute or hemp.
- In order to maintain the quality of the grains stored, the storage units must be properly cleaned, disinfected and maintained.
- While reusing old gunny bags to store grains, the prime important thing is to clean and disinfect the bags. This can be done by treating or impregnating them in disinfectants like malathion, dichlorvos etc.
- Malathion, an organophosphate insecticide, should be diluted by mixing 1 part of malathion in 500 parts of water for a short period of around 10 minutes and then shade drying them.