Post-harvest profile of red gram - Agmarknet

Regular inspection of stored Red gram should be carried out to check infestation. It isnecessary to maintain proper health and hygiene of the stock.3.6.1 Major storage pests and their control measures:A number of pests damage the produce during storage. These pests cause bothquantitative and qualitative losses. Pests of Red gram also damage seed viability and nutritivevalue of the produce. The infestation of these pests depends on various factors like moisturecontent of the grain, relative humidity, temperature, storage structures, storage period,processing, unhygienic condition, fumigation frequency, etc. The major stored grain pests ofRed gram and their control measures are given below:Name of pests Figure of pest Nature of damage Control measures1. Pulse beetlei) The larvae bore into Two types ofgrains and feed the entire treatments areCallosobruchuscontent of the grain leaving followed to controlsps.only the shell (seed coat) infestation.behind.A)Prophylactic treatii)Adults cut out circular ment (preventive):holes in seeds.iii) Sometimes these insectsU se followingbegin their infestation,when the pods are in theripening stage in the field,Beetleand aresubsequentlycarried with the grains intothe store after harvest.iv) These pests do notattack split pulses.insecticides to preventinfestation in godownand stock of Redgram.1.Malathion(50 percentEC):Mix 1 litre in 100 litreof water. Use 3 litre23