Tag: Kanpur

Insect-pests infesting edible stored pulses in India: A survey

Those tiny, dark brown creatures scurrying in pulses and float up when you wash dal for cooking – they are called bruchids. The tiny beetles consume a large portion of the edible pulses produced in India. Data and evidence to take strategic action to counter the loss of the protein-rich food item was lacking till now. An all India survey initiated by ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur has fixed the problem. Aparna Kalawate reports: