This $420,391 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) funds research to develop and validate integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for protecting post-harvest bagged commodities during transportation in shipping containers. The interdisciplinary research team from Arkansas State University and Kansas State University aims to optimize phosphine-based fumigant application methods, evaluate the effectiveness of pre-loading insecticides and insecticide-incorporated packaging, and conduct a cost-benefit analysis of these IPM technologies. The goal is to transfer best practices to U.S. and international stakeholders, including food/feed industries and humanitarian aid agencies, to enhance the implementation of IPM for stored product pest control. The project runs from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2026.
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