Insect Inspections in Bunker Systems

Due to the conditions of bunkers, it is not easy to inspect the grain inside. During bunker inspections, or any bunker activity, all staff should be on the lookout for any insect activity. Investigate the areas around spilt grain, along tarp seams, around timbers, and check the sunny side of the bunker, as insects like to be warm.

Prior to fumigation, bunkers must be inspected to ascertain what level of infestation had occurred and what type of insect is involved. Before taking new grain products in, be sure to spray the bunker with an insecticide, that the bunker is clean and in a good condition. With proper fumigation, the insects in a given area can be exterminated, even deep inside a grain pile and in grain kernels. Fumigation, however, does not prevent infestation by insects from the outside immediately thereafter.