By Curtis Young
Michigan Farmer
Late spring, summer and early fall are the times of the year when insects are most active. They fly and walk around to disperse to new locations near and far, reproducing, building in populations and infesting new food resources.
The stored-grain-infesting insects take advantage of these times of the year. With only a few exceptions, most of the stored-grain-infesting insects can fly in the adult stage to move from location to location. If they find a food resource when they arrive at a new location, they can infest that food resource and begin building in population through the rest of the growing season.