Store Wheat Safely: Expert Tips to Protect Harvest from Pests & Spoilage

• Farmers often face wheat spoilage post-harvest due to moisture and pests, ruining months of hard work.
• Agricultural expert Devendra Nagpurkar provides low-cost chemical and organic solutions for safe storage.
• Chemical method: Use 10-gram Aluminum Phosphide tablets for every 10 quintals of wheat in airtight drums.
• Organic methods include using dried Neem leaves, matchsticks (phosphorus), and dried red chilies to repel insects.
• Lightly mixing mustard oil with wheat before storage also deters pests with its strong smell.