Impact of integrated pest management (IPM) technology on the organizational attitude of stored grain facilities in Brazil

In order to improve the control of stored grain pests and to have better grain quality, in 1999, Embrapa Wheat initiated a program to introduce IPM into some important grain storage facilities. The strategy included: (a) changing the behavior of the storage facility personnel through training; (b) improving pest control knowledge in the stored grain unit; (c) maintaining cleanliness of equipment and premises and, after that, application of residual insecticide; (d) identifying the observed stored grain pests; (e) testing pest resistance to pesticide; (f) applying pesticide treatment and / or fumigation; (g) sampling and monitoring stored grain. The IPM program was introduced into nine companies at 1