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Sawtoothed grain beetle
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<blockquote data-quote="Woldgrain Storage" data-source="post: 6628461" data-attributes="member: 17400"><p>Cannot over-emphasise the importance of cooling grain ASAP after harvest. Don't wait for frost. The AHDB have a safe storage calculator for bugs.</p><p></p><p>We've never used DE in store and I've never seen an intake passport declaring it. </p><p></p><p>All our intake is pre-cleaned with an aspirator, which would remove any DE dust. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've only ever seen it done on silos, years ago, where the pellets were put in a paper feed bag, then put in the ducting between the fan and the silo. </p><p></p><p>The pellets then react with the moisture in the atmosphere to release the gas which is very thin and goes everywhere, so it is vital to have a good seal. </p><p></p><p>The contractor will return in 3 weeks and vent the heap. Don't be in a rush to load it out. </p><p></p><p>The gas has a very distinctive smell and is incredibly toxic to vertebrates and invertebrates alike, so don't be tempted to fiddle with the sheet on the heap. </p><p></p><p>The contractor told me it is basically exactly the same compound that was used on the Western Front in 1915.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Woldgrain Storage, post: 6628461, member: 17400"] Cannot over-emphasise the importance of cooling grain ASAP after harvest. Don't wait for frost. The AHDB have a safe storage calculator for bugs. We've never used DE in store and I've never seen an intake passport declaring it. All our intake is pre-cleaned with an aspirator, which would remove any DE dust. I've only ever seen it done on silos, years ago, where the pellets were put in a paper feed bag, then put in the ducting between the fan and the silo. The pellets then react with the moisture in the atmosphere to release the gas which is very thin and goes everywhere, so it is vital to have a good seal. The contractor will return in 3 weeks and vent the heap. Don't be in a rush to load it out. The gas has a very distinctive smell and is incredibly toxic to vertebrates and invertebrates alike, so don't be tempted to fiddle with the sheet on the heap. The contractor told me it is basically exactly the same compound that was used on the Western Front in 1915. [/QUOTE]
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