Scientists from Kansas State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently launched a project to improve biosecurity against a pair of insects that have battered America’s food supply for decades.
Scientists battle stored-grain pests
The larger grain borer grows to less than one-eighth of an inch and has done extensive damage to stored grain products entering the United States for decades.
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