Solutions for Any Season: Protecting Stored Grain with the Right Products

Every harvest season brings unique challenges for grain producers, and choosing the right insect control solutions can make the difference between a profitable yield and costly losses. Whether you’re managing last year’s grain, preparing empty bins for new grain, or treating grain as it goes into storage, Bug Free Grains has you covered. Let’s break down how to use specific products to protect your grain—no matter the season or storage conditions. 

Bugs in Last Year’s Grain: Centynal^® Synergized Insecticide

If you’re ready to sell your grain and find insects like rice and granary weevils, the red flour beetle, or sawtoothed grain beetle, react with a treatment of Centynal^® Synergized Insecticide which offers effective knockdown and control of existing infestations.

• Treat as you turn grain or load/unload from storage
• This liquid formulation offers broad-spectrum control, killing adult labeled insects

Preparing the Bins: Gravista^® Insecticide or Gravista^®-D Insecticide

Empty bin preparation is critical to help prevent lingering insects from infesting your stored grain. Gravista^® Insecticide and Gravista^®-D Insecticide offer flexible options for bin treatments, helping to ensure your storage spaces are insect-free before the first bushel is loaded.

• Gravista^® Insecticide:
  • Combines an insect growth regulator (IGR), an adulticide, and a synergist for treating empty bins
  • Use as a spray application inside storage bins (see label directions)
  • Provides long-lasting residual activity to control labeled insects
• Gravista^®-D Insecticide:
  • Dry formulation with synergized adulticide and IGR
  • Ideal for pre-bin applications when liquid applications aren’t feasible
  • Clean empty bins to create a protective barrier before loading grain

On-Grain Protection for New Crops

To protect your post-harvest grain, Gravista^®-D Insecticide and Gravista^® Insecticide can be applied directly to the grain stream. This ensures full coverage throughout and offers residual protection against pests like rice weevils, maize weevils, and Indian meal moths.

• Gravista^® Insecticide:
  • Apply as the grain is loaded into storage
  • Liquid solution for knockdown power and residual protection
• Gravista^®-D Insecticide:
  • Apply 11 pounds per 1,000 bushels of grain directly into the stream
  • No water or mixing required for a convenient solution

The Right Solution for Every Stage

Whether you need to react to buggy grain or proactively protect this year’s harvest, Bug Free Grains offers versatile, effective products to meet your needs:

• Centynal^® Synergized: Reactive – controls active infestations
• Gravista® Insecticide: Pre-bin treatment or on-grain application – powerful and flexible
• Gravista®-D Insecticide: Dry, ready-to-use formulation – for pre-bin treatment and on-grain protection

Help keep your post-harvest stored grain free from insects and protect your bottom line with everything you need to stay ahead of infestations—season after season.