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Species Identification...including but not limited to.

Despite the fact that ACARISIN TM has dozens of applications to a varied number of insects, mites, fungii, and other species, we offer the main insect´s identification that our product has proven to be high effective.

 

A dry formulation designed for locations where water is scarce. Ready-to-use option for controlling insects at on-farm and off-premise storage sites.

 

  • Ready-to-use formulation

  • Labeled for all stored commodities

  • Application to the grain stream

  • Application as an empty premise treatment

  • Suspensión in water and/or oil

  • Non-Toxic

  • Food Grade-Product

  • Able to be included in any ellaborated

  • Drop-in product for terminated processed foods.

  • Just Add Product for any kind of packaging and presentation.

  • ...and more, many more advantages without risk!

 

ACARISIN TM kills a broad-spectrum of stored product insects on contact. Whether it’s applied directly to the grain stream, or as an empty bin treatment ACARISIN TM helps protect stored grains against damage from Indian meal moths, saw-toothed grain beetles, granary weevils, rice weevils, and many more. ACARISIN TM can be relied upon as a consistent resource for protecting rice, wheat and corn from a wide range of insect infestations, including the elimination of eggs from within the grain, a novel and unrivaled application differencing from any other existing product on the field and market.

Lesser Grain Borer

The Lesser Grain Borer is a small but powerful grain infesting beetle. The adult feeds on whole or cracked grain, and the larvae develop inside kernels destroying internal contents. Both the adults and their larvae have powerful jaws used to riddle grain, creating large, irregularly shaped holes, and rendering grain to dust. Grain infested with the Lesser Grain Borer has a characteristic sweet and slightly pungent odor. They are prominent in wheat, but commonly infest rice, barley and all other cereal grains. The Lesser Grain Borer is also a strong flier and is capable of rapidly spreading infestations.

 

Saw-toothed Grain Beetle

The Saw-toothed Grain Beetle is a common stored-food product pest. The adults and their larvae are external feeders, with the adults capable of penetrating most types of packaging. These insects have running legs much like cockroaches and have been documented to penetrate even the most 'tightly sealed' packaging. These insects have been found to infest cereals, cornmeal, cornstarch, popcorn, rice, dried fruits, rolled oats, bran, macaroni, and other foodstuffs making them unsalable and unpalatable. These insects are known for contaminating more food than they can consume.

Confused (Red) Flour Beetle

Commonly known as bran bugs, Confused Flour Beetles primarily feed on grain dust, broken kernels and the milled grains in flour and cereal. Confused Flour Beetles are true to their name, and are most abundant and damaging to the flour industry. Badly infested flour is characterized by sharp odor and moldy flavor. They have also been found in barley, corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, and wheat. Adults are very active, and can be found both on the surface and deep within contaminated food material.

Indian Meal Moth

The Indian Meal Moth is considered particularly troublesome to grain storage because of the damage inflicted by its larvae. The larvae feed on the grain's germ decreasing germination. They also produce webbing that causes grain to stick together preventing proper aeration. Beyond grains, larvae also feed on cereals and a wide variety of foods and feeds ranging from dried fruit to seed to cornmeal to wild bird feed to sunflowers to animal feed. Larval infestations are usually top feeders located 4 to 6 inches from some type of surface such as unsealed doors or aeration fan openings.

Flour and Grain Mites

 

The grain or flour mites are one of the most important mites infesting food and feed products, cereals, dried vegetable materials, cheese, corn and dried fruits. Grain mites proliferate under high moisture conditions and are often found in conjunction with fungal growth. Severe infestations result in brownish tinge over the commodity, called "mite dust" because of the light brown coloring of the mite legs. This "mite dust" gives off a "minty" odor if the mites are crushed. Grain mites are widely distributed throughout the temperate regions, but only occur in tropical areas unless a constant influx of new mites is supplied via contaminated goods.

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