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Program Accomplishments A new method was developed that allows insect sampling in +100-foot-tall bins without having to turn the grain. We developed and validated a decision support tool that can be used by elevator managers for insect problems in stored grain. Based on data from the last two years, SGA Pro successfully predicted bins at risk (insects) in 527 out of 530 total bins. SGA Pro can save managers money by only fumigating bins at high risk for insect losses, rather than fumigating all bins at the elevator. The decision support system reduces the frequency of fumigation by only treating the bins that have high insect density, rather than treating all the bins. Elevators that followed our recommendations after sampling, reduced the number of bins they normally fumigated by at least 50%. A new grain-scouting company was recently started that is using SGA Pro and the sampling tools that were developed in this project.

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