By Grain damage and spoilage due to insects is a food security and food safety issue. The challenge is to provide an inexpensive, safe, simple, and reliable way to prevent insects from damaging stored crops, without using any insecticides. Chemical fumigation has been the standard means to control insects in India
Declining Insect Population Could Affect Food Security
The decline in the population of bees, and indeed, that of 40% of all insect species across the world, could have powerful, negative implications for food security.