Review on Use of Botanical Plants and Local Material Products in Stored Grain Pest Management

In the present review article, the use of botanical pants and local material product has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world. In earlier times various botanical pants and local material products were used for storage pests. The shelf life or storage span of items was increased using readily available and low cost items like botanical plants and other different plant material products and they are the common methods adopted by majority of the rural farmers for storing the grains although majority of them are not aware of the reasons or qualities of these materials and are using them as age old wisdom. So it can be concluded that many of the botanical pants and local material product find credibility even in today’s period. Moreover, their user-friendly approach, local availability associated with scientific reasoning provides enjoyment and satisfaction to the users. It must therefore be encouraged to use only those eco-friendly practices that are known to be both safe and effective. These practices must be modified to make them more efficient for further transfer to the end users in the future. Key words: botanical plants; local material; storage pests, management DOI: 10.7176/IKM/15-1-02 Publication date: March 31st 2025