EMERSION STAGE OF ADULTS OF SITOTROGA CEREALELLA.
a) CABINET WASHING, DISINFECTION, AND PREPARATION PHASE.
I. In this phase it depends on the way in which the cabinet is built, first if it is lined with organza fabric (its assembly is permanent), its washing is done using water and detergent, then after drying, the cabinets are disinfected done with chlorine and alcohol before use. Later I know an inspection of its state will be carried out, to make the respective repairs and place the plastic that would serve as a funnel towards the porrón that is in the lower part and that is placed with masking tape, for future captures of the adults after their emersion.
II. If the cabinet is not lined with organza, but with bridal fabric, its procedure is to wash the cabinets with water and detergent, place the bridal fabric on the walls of the cabinet, sealing any opening that may cause adults to escape, it is disinfected with chlorine on the edges of the cabinet and then with alcohol before use, plastic is placed in the lower part of the cabinet, to place the pochard with masking tape at the end of the plastic funnel, to capture the adults after their emergence.
III. When the cabinets come to be used from the emersion room, the frames that come with the wheat must be removed, the wheat emptied into bags, and the weight of each of them made, this wheat will be marketed for animal feed, etc. The frames are washed as established in the frame washing and disinfection phase. The frames (three cells in each frame) are disinfected for sowing Sitotroga Cerealella larvae and eggs. The disinfection of the frames begins with the washing process with water and detergent, then they are immersed in chlorine and left to dry in the environment. Before being used in sowing larvae and eggs, they must be disinfected with alcohol. Subsequently moving the frames to the planting room. In the record sheet of this process, the following information must be filled in: Date, Disinfection Start Time, Number of disinfected frames, amount of detergent (gm), amount of water (liters.), Amount of chlorine (ml), amount of alcohol (ml), EPP, disinfection end time.
b) PHASE OF WASHING, DISINFECTION, AND PREPARATION OF PORRONES. The beginning of this phase is when the porrones (batons) that come from the extraction area are collected, the information of the cabinet number, porrón number, and date of capture, and transfers to the washing area must be taken, where water, detergent, and chlorine are used, to then be transferred to the warehouse area for storage. Then, when used, it goes to the phase of disinfection of the porrones where chlorine and alcohol are used, to be transferred to the adult emersion room, previously, identify the porrones by cabinets. The identification of the porrones will be with the following information: cabinet number, porrón number, and date of placement in the cabinet. The following information must be filled in the registration sheet: Date, Start Time, Number of porrones, number of porrón, cabinet number, amount of detergent (gm), amount of water (liters), amount of chlorine (ml), Quantity of alcohol (ml), and amount of masking tape (roll), EPP, End time.
c) EMERSION PHASE OF ADULTS OF SITOTROGA CEREALELLA. This phase begins with the placement of the frames in the pupae state in the cabinets, which should be located in the cabinet according to the batch order, number of frames, and date of infestation. Each cabinet has a capacity of 10 frames. The emersion period is 30 to 35 days maximum, but during this period adults emerge, which are deposited in the capture pochard, which is located in the lower part of the funnel, replacing them with another pochard to continue the capture. To then be transferred to the extraction room. Finish this stage. The following information must be filled in the registration sheet: date, start time (placement of frames in cabinets), Cabinet Number, Lot Number, Number of frames, EPP, End Time (Placement, Start Time (Porrón Capture), Number of catches, number of catches, cabinet number, EPP, End Time (Captures).