ControlofFlourMite

(AcarusSiro)
Mite Characteristics
Damage: seed germ
Microscopic size
Natural resistance
Biological cycle
One couple:
could produce
1.000.000
young in 60
days
Diagnosis and Control
(Aspectstotakeintoacount)
Identification: Acarus Siro,Tyroglyphus and Glicyphagus
External characteristics:
Microscopic size (Visual Monitoring)
Biology: Hipopus (Exposure days and term of treatment)
Predisponding factors:
Humidity: <55-60% cannot live, 60-70% active, >70 % multiply
Temperature: 2,5 C - 30 C (35,6F 86F)
Low Ventilation and darkness
Seed humidity <12%
Signs and symptoms
Mite Killers
Preventive products (residual control effect) :
Chlorpyrifos-Methyl
Pirimiphos-methyl
Curative (inmmediate control effect):
Dichlorvos
Aluminum phosphide
Magnesium phosphide
Chemical Products
Control Techniques
Type of treatment to be implemented
Seed in large quantities:
Micro-Irrigation
Fumigation
Bags, sheds:
Cold fogging
Tenting
Micro - I rrigation
Application place
Humid or dry seed
Spray equipment
Constant Concentration
Equal distribution
Type of product
Dose
Cold fogging
Space treatment
Contact and
inhalation
Dose :
3% Preventive
5% Curative
Fumigation (Tenting)
Air tightness
Exposure time
Nylon: Black and 100 microns
Dose: 3-4 pills of 3 gr/m3
Constant concentration: >1000 ppm
Humidity
Temperature
Inter seed space
Treatment in situ
Control Program
Customer: Criteria, Opinion
Plant chief: Intructions
Storage deposits responsible:
Supervise
Track the process
Business: Perform treatment
Monitoring: Properly
specialized people
Inspection
Proffesional advice
Technical reports: Diagnosis
and recomendations
Evaluation: Statistical charts
and results
THANKS
Ing. Agr. Agustin J . Barrutia
abarrutia@estudiobarrutia.com.ar