Baraka Mbesa , Jeremia Makindara , Michael Kadigi , Ramadhani Majubwa , Richard Madege , Michael Brander , Matthias Huss
{"title":"Farmers' willingness to pay for hermetic storage bags: The effects of training and free trial","authors":"Baraka Mbesa , Jeremia Makindara , Michael Kadigi , Ramadhani Majubwa , Richard Madege , Michael Brander , Matthias Huss","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102682","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102682","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Maize is a staple food for smallholder farmers in Africa, but poor postharvest management leads to high grain losses, contributing to food insecurity. Improved on-farm storage such as hermetic storage bags can reduce these losses, yet their adoption remains low. Full one-off subsidies can be an effective development policy to enhance technology adoption. However, policymakers are often opposed to such subsidies, arguing that it lowers willingness to pay (WTP) once the subsidy ends and thereby constrains the future market. Using the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) mechanism to investigate WTP and building on a prior randomized control trial among smallholders in Tanzania, this study analyzes how prior free distribution influences long-term WTP for hermetic storage bags (six years later). Additionally, we analyze how offering a deferred payment option influences farmers’ WTP for hermetic storage bags. We find that the prior provision of free hermetic storage bags had decreased WTP. As an alternative intervention, we show that providing the opportunity to pay later increases WTP as compared to immediate payment. The study highlights that free technology provision may reduce future market engagement but a pay later option can be considered as a valuable policy tool for quick technology dissemination.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102682"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144070022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew K.D. Hall , Laura M. Machuca-Mesa , Adnan Uzunovic , Sunil K. Yadav , Dongwoon Lee , Manoj K. Nayak
{"title":"Phosphine as a possible alternative to methyl bromide for the phytosanitary treatment of wood products","authors":"Matthew K.D. Hall , Laura M. Machuca-Mesa , Adnan Uzunovic , Sunil K. Yadav , Dongwoon Lee , Manoj K. Nayak","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102672","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102672","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phosphine (PH<sub>3</sub>) has gained momentum as a phytosanitary treatment to control quarantine pests in exported wood products. Originally used as a grain fumigant, its use increased after methyl bromide was banned for its ozone-depleting properties. While the effectiveness of PH<sub>3</sub> against grain pests is well-established, its efficacy for wood products requires review due to growing adoption. We observed insufficient evidence supporting PH<sub>3</sub> as a broad-spectrum quarantine treatment for wood products from peer-reviewed/gray literature and international groups. We assessed 41 research articles covering 29 insect species, 1 nematode, and 11 fungi, and observed that while PH<sub>3</sub> is effective against some forest insects, it generally fails to meet quarantine treatment standards and is ineffective against nematodes and fungi. Our analysis highlights concerns over the effectiveness of PH<sub>3</sub> as a broad-spectrum treatment for wood products. Many studies lack the quality needed to meet contemporary standards. We strongly recommend that National Plant Protection Organizations review the efficacy data supporting PH<sub>3</sub> use for wood products to strengthen biosecurity systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102672"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the efficacy of four essential oils as potential insecticides against two stored-product insects, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Experimental and in silico approaches","authors":"Imane Naimi , Hafida Bouamama , Jihane Touhtouh , Khalil Hammani , Touria Ba M'hamed","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102690","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102690","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Rhyzopertha dominica</em> (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and <em>Tribolium castaneum</em> (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are two major insect pests whose damage affects the quality, quantity, and commercial value of stored products. In the present study, the effectiveness of essential oils (EOs) extracted by the hydrodistillation method from <em>Artemisia absinthium</em> aerial parts, <em>Melia azedarach</em> fruits, <em>Trigonella foenum-graecum</em>, and <em>Peganum harmala</em> seeds as insecticidal agents was evaluated by examining their chemical composition, contact toxicity, and effect on the structure of the insect cuticle, as well as their <em>in silico</em> interactions with acetylcholinesterase and cytochrome P<sub>450</sub>. The GC-MS results revealed that the major compounds of the investigated EOs were epicubenol (28.78 %), palmitic acid (15.07 %), dihydroactinolide (10.84 %), and thymol (9.56 %) for <em>T. foenum-graecum</em> EO; camphor (36.22 %) and α-thujone (30.28 %) for <em>A. absinthium</em> EO; capronic acid (57.85 %) and ç-Caprolactone (9.44 %) for <em>M. azedarach</em> EO; α-pinene (29.38 %), (9E),12(Z) linoleic acid (14.00 %) for <em>P. harmala</em> EO. <em>A. absinthium</em> EO caused high contact toxicity against <em>R. dominica</em> (LC<sub>50</sub> = 3.37 μL/mL, LC<sub>90</sub> = 6.23 μL/mL) and <em>T. castaneum</em> (LC<sub>50</sub> = 5.15 μL/mL, LC<sub>90</sub> = 8.52 μL/mL) after 96 h of exposure. These results were confirmed by the micrographs obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), revealing significant cuticular lesions in both insects treated with <em>A. absinthium</em> EO. Additionally, the <em>in silico</em> molecular approach showed that epi-cubenol and dihydroactinolide (the main compounds of <em>T. foenum-graecum</em> EO) have a binding affinity to the AChE and cytochrome P<sub>450</sub> enzymes.</div><div>The EOs can create an agricultural biopesticide formulation with contact toxicity against <em>R. dominica</em> and <em>T. castaneum</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102690"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of some plant products against Trogoderma granarium everts and Rhyzopertha dominica fabricius in pearl millet and their effects on nutritional composition and organoleptic characteristics","authors":"Sudhir Dayal Yadav , Shalini Pandey , Ankur Tripathi , Mujahid Khan , Prashant Sahni , Rahul Bhardwaj , Manish Kumar , Ram Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102680","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102680","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study was conducted to elucidate the nutritional and germination losses in 6–75 % infested grains of stored pearl millet caused by <em>Trogoderma granarium</em> Everts and <em>Rhyzopertha dominica</em> Fabricius. Four botanical powders (Neem, Lemon grass, Citrus and Eucalyptus) were used to manage these insect pests during storage and their subsequent impacts on nutritional and organoleptic characteristics as well as germination. Insect infestations manifested detrimental effects on nutritional quality and germination of grains in proportion to the increasing levels of infestations. Both insects caused significant reductions in the key nutritional parameters including crude protein, total soluble protein, total sugars, ash and crude fat contents with more pronounced losses caused by <em>R</em>. <em>dominica</em>, except crude fat content, where <em>T. granarium</em> infestation showed significantly higher negative impact. Conversely, the phenolic content of grains was higher with the increasing infestation levels of both insects. Principal component analysis (PCA) also revealed distinct differences between insect infested and insect-free grains. Among botanicals, Neem leaf powder at 2 % concentration effectively controlled the grain damage (69.88 %; 66.84 %) and weight loss (68.69 %; 55.85 %) by <em>T. granarium</em> and <em>R. dominica</em>, respectively for 6 months. However, Neem leaf powder at even 1 % concentration was more effective as compared to other botanical leaf powders (Eucalyptus, Citrus and Lemon grass). Treated pearl millet grains with Neem leaf powder showed minimum losses in nutritional parameters and germination. <em>Khichdi</em> (native palatable food recipe) prepared from uninfested but treated grains exhibited good acceptability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102680"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of two amorphous silica powders on the physio-mechanical properties of hard red spring wheat over time","authors":"Selladurai Manivannan, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kaliramesh Siliveru","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102671","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102671","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing awareness among consumers regarding chemical-free food consumption has driven the popularity of diatomaceous earths. While research on their efficacy for stored product protection is on the rise, the widespread adoption of diatomaceous earths as grain protectants is limited due to their negative impacts on treated grain physical properties. This study explores the effects of two amorphous silica powders from Imery's, Lompoc, CA, USA, designated as 1 and 2, on the physical properties and flowability of wheat grains. Wheat grains treated with 0.35 g/kg of silica powder 1 or silica powder 2 were evaluated for grain quality immediately after treatment (0 month), and after 1 and 3 months. Results revealed a significant decrease in bulk density and an increase in tapped density of wheat with prolonged exposure of 3 months to silica powders 1 and 2. The angle of repose, Carr index, and Hausner Ratio values were notably higher for silica powder-treated grains after 3 months compared to the untreated control. FT4 powder rheometer analysis indicated that silica powder-treated wheat displayed increased basic flow energy, aeration ratio, and reduced stability, Despite a decline in grain quality observed after 3 months of exposure to these powders, the overall grain quality and flowability remained acceptable. The findings suggest that silica powders 1 and 2 exhibit potential as grain protectants with minimal adverse effects on grain quality and flowability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102671"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143942262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhengying Wen , Xiaoli Yi , Hongxin Yan , Cuiping Chen , Feifei Xu , Wenjia Ke , Shuai Dong , Yuntong Ma
{"title":"Control of insect coffee bean weevils in Angelicae Dahuricae Radix storage by ozone treatment and its effect on the quality of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix","authors":"Zhengying Wen , Xiaoli Yi , Hongxin Yan , Cuiping Chen , Feifei Xu , Wenjia Ke , Shuai Dong , Yuntong Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102666","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102666","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The coffee bean weevil (<em>Araecerus fasciculatus</em> (De Geer)) is a storage pest with extreme destructive power that seriously harms <em>Angelicae Dahuricae</em> Radix, which has high medicinal value. Ozone (O<sub>3</sub>), an eco-friendly fumigant with rapid decomposition and residue-free properties, offers a promising alternative to conventional chemical pesticides. This study systematically evaluated the fumigation efficacy of O<sub>3</sub> against adult <em>A. fasciculatus</em> and its impact on <em>Angelicae Dahuricae</em> Radix quality parameters. Results demonstrated complete mortality (100 %) in adult cohorts within 12 days post-exposure to 333.3 ppm O<sub>3</sub> for 10 min, accompanied by rapid induction of flight incapacity and suppressed behavioral reactivity. Crucially, O<sub>3</sub> treatment at ≤ 333.3 ppm preserved the chromatic stability of <em>Angelicae Dahuricae</em> Radix and maintained the pharmacologically active coumarin constituents - imperatorin, oxypeucedanin, and bergapten - within quality control thresholds. Therefore, this study suggests that an appropriate concentration of O<sub>3</sub> can be developed as a fumigant for the control of adult coffee bean weevils, a storage pest of <em>Angelicae Dahuricae</em> Radix.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102666"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shijin Zhang , Rui Zhu , Haojia Xue , Yang Tao , Hongmei Xiao , Xiaoyu Zhu
{"title":"Baking of 3D printed purple sweet potato and pumpkin powder mixture: Effects of 3D printing filament diameter and baking method on water transfer and Young's modulus during baking","authors":"Shijin Zhang , Rui Zhu , Haojia Xue , Yang Tao , Hongmei Xiao , Xiaoyu Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102668","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102668","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Water variation in post-processed 3D-printed foods with different 3D printing filament diameters (3D-PFD) critically affects their final quality. In this research, a purple sweet potato and pumpkin powder mixture (PPM) were utilized as the 3D printing ink and printed under different 3D-PFD. The printed samples then underwent oven and microwave baking. A temperature-dependent diffusion model and a Young's modulus model were applied to analyze water transfer during baking. The results inferred that the effective water diffusivity (<em>D</em><sub><em>eff</em></sub>) increased with the increment of the previous 3D-PFD and baking temperature. The <em>D</em><sub><em>eff</em></sub> during baking demonstrated distinct ranges across the 3D-PFD. For example, when the samples were printed under the 3D-PFD values of 1.2 mm and 0.8 mm, the <em>D</em><sub><em>eff</em></sub> values in the subsequent oven baking ranged from 2.20 × 10<sup>−9</sup>-2.25 × 10<sup>−9</sup> m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup> and 4.78 × 10<sup>−9</sup> -4.87 × 10<sup>−9</sup> m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. Meanwhile, the <em>D</em><sub><em>eff</em></sub> value of microwave baking was higher than that of oven baking. Moreover, the Young's modulus of the baked 3D-printed PPM sample exhibited a positive correlation with both the previous 3D-PFD and deformation degree during baking, as well as a negative correlation with its water content. These findings highlight the important role of 3D-PFD and post-processing methods on the final quality of 3D printed foods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102668"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed K. Diab , Abdelghafar M. Abu-Elsaoud , Eman M. Ghareeb , Mohamed G. Salama
{"title":"Sustainable approaches for managing Sitophilus granarius in stored grains","authors":"Mohamed K. Diab , Abdelghafar M. Abu-Elsaoud , Eman M. Ghareeb , Mohamed G. Salama","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102681","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102681","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Sitophilus granarius</em> (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), commonly known as the wheat weevil, is a grain pest that poses a severe threat to the storage industry, causing significant economic loss and food insecurity. This review introduces different pest management strategies, with a focus on chemical and biological control strategies. Chemical control, including fumigants like phosphine and insecticides like pyrethroids, offers quick and effective solutions. The emergence of resistance, environmental contamination, and health risks highlights the need for alternative strategies. Biological management tactics that use natural enemies like parasitoids, entomopathogenic fungi, and microbial agents provide sustainable and eco-friendly solutions. Two biological agents, the predator <em>Teretrius nigrescens</em> and the parasitic fungus <em>Beauveria bassiana</em>, compromise weevil density with low ecological footprints. Integrated pest management works towards integrating these tools with prevention and monitoring into full, long-term control programs. Among these novel approaches, RNA interference technology and gene editing directly target weevil genes. This reduces infestations while safeguarding species that are non-target. Furthermore, precision technologies like the Internet of Things-based monitoring provide innovative, non-chemical solutions. This article highlights the economic implications of various pesticides, ranging from affordable inert dusts to advanced biopesticides. The integration of conventional and futuristic technology will help improve sustainable wheat weevil management strategies, leading to a reduced environmental footprint without any detrimental impact on grain quality. This article focuses on the biology and control of <em>S. granarius</em>, particularly on scalable and practical approaches for global agricultural and storage systems. In striking out boldly, it makes a point of reminding all the parasites out there that research, innovation, and collaboration will trump them every time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102681"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paulo Alberto de Azevedo , Igor Henrique de Lima Costa , Bruna da Fonseca Antunes , Gabriela da Silva Schirmann , Laura Martins Fonseca , Rosana Colussi , Nathan Levien Vanier , Moacir Cardoso Elias
{"title":"Artificial aging of rice (Oryza sativa L.): A review of emerging technologies to enhance and monitor the aging process","authors":"Paulo Alberto de Azevedo , Igor Henrique de Lima Costa , Bruna da Fonseca Antunes , Gabriela da Silva Schirmann , Laura Martins Fonseca , Rosana Colussi , Nathan Levien Vanier , Moacir Cardoso Elias","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102676","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102676","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Natural aging changes the physicochemical and technological properties of rice grains. However, this process requires space and a long storage time. For this reason, new technologies have been studied as a way to improve the quality of rice, regarding the consumers preference. This study is a systematic review of the literature on artificial aging of rice using emerging technologies. Rice aged artificially with technologies such as microwave, ultrasound, radiofrequency, infrared, steaming, and heating exhibited physicochemical and technological characteristics close to those observed in the natural aging of rice, especially in cooking properties. The main changes observed in rice grains were milling, cooking, textural, and pasting properties. Accelerated aging methods for rice can enhance time efficiency and diminish the costs in rice processing industries. Furthermore, the use of different technology approaches allows the discrimination of fresh rice from aged rice, which is crucial to avoid fraudulence in the industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical cues in grain storage: A review on semiochemical types, pest behavior, and control strategies","authors":"T. Anukiruthika , D.S. Jayas","doi":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102674","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102674","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The excessive reliance on synthetic chemical pesticides has led to adverse environmental impacts, prompting the exploration of sustainable alternatives like semiochemicals (pheromones and allelochemicals) for pest management. These chemical compounds offer innovative approaches to controlling stored product insects, which pose significant threats to global food security by infesting and degrading grains and stored food products. This review delves into different kinds of semiochemicals, their action mechanism, and their applications in insect control methods, including mass trapping, mating disruption, attract-and-kill, and push-and-pull strategies. Recent advancements at the molecular level, particularly in understanding pheromone receptors, have enhanced insights into insect recognition and response to chemical signals. Different kinds of semiochemicals and their roles in managing stored grain pests belonging to <em>Coleoptera</em>, <em>Lepidoptera</em>, and <em>Psocoptera</em> are discussed. Additionally, the effectiveness of various pheromone-based traps, such as sticky, funnel and cone, pitfall, and light-activated traps, in grain storage monitoring are discussed, along with insights from field and laboratory case studies. Integration of pheromone traps with biological, chemical, and mechanical control methods is examined to highlight the potential for holistic pest management strategies. Despite their effectiveness, challenges such as environmental variability and species-specific responses persist. Future directions emphasize innovations in pheromone synthesis, trap design, and interdisciplinary approaches to enhance scalability and applicability across diverse storage ecosystems. This review underscores the critical role of semiochemical-mediated techniques in reducing stored product losses, offering a sustainable and effective alternative to chemical pesticides.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17019,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Stored Products Research","volume":"113 ","pages":"Article 102674"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}