What factors may be responsible for losses of grains during storage?

Answer

N/a

Explanation

There are two main factors responsible for lose during storage. A. Biotic factors include:
1. Insects, e.g., grubs of pulse beetle, grubs and adults of rice weevil, wheat weevil, catterpillar of grain and flour moth, larvae and adult of rust red flour beetle, larvae of rice moth and grubs and adults of lesser grain borer.
2. Rodents, e.g., striped squirrel, house rat, house mouse, lesser bandicoot rat, etc.
3. Birds, e.g., parakeet, sparrow, bulbul, blue rock pigeon, crow, etc.
4. Mites, 5, Fungi, and 6. Bacteria.
B. Abiotic factors. They include moisture, temperature and other non-living environment factors.