Insects in rice are a very common storage pest. The scientific name is rice elephant. Before the rice harvest, the "rice mother elephant" has laid eggs in the rice ear. Although rice is milled after harvest, it cannot destroy its hatching environment. Moreover, in the process of laying eggs, the female rice elephant will bite a hole in the rice grain, lay eggs in the hole, and then seal the hole in the rice grain with secretions. When rice is ground into edible rice, due to the intervention of environmental temperature and/or air, it is suitable for egg hatching, and larvae will gradually develop in rice, and after pupation and emergence, it is the rice elephant we see.

The rice elephant itself has no virus and will not bite the human body. The treated rice can still be eaten. However, it should be noted that if rice is a little moldy, it can't be eaten, because moldy rice has Aspergillus flavus, which is a carcinogen.

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Precautions for rice storage:

1, according to the season, appropriate storage: in a year, according to the different seasons, you can adjust the stock of rice at home in time. Under normal circumstances, in summer, the weather temperature is high and the air humidity is high, so rice is easy to be damp and moldy, and it is not easy to store, so it should be stored less. In autumn and winter, the temperature is low and the climate is dry, so rice is not easily affected by the environment and can be stored in moderation.

2. Timely ventilation, moistureproof and heat insulation: In summer, rice should be moistureproof and heat insulation, and stored in a cool, dry and ventilated place as much as possible. Specific attention should be paid to moistureproof and should not be mixed; Pay attention to heat insulation and stay away from heat sources; Pay attention to dry in the shade and avoid exposure to the sun.

3, natural hypoxia, scientific pest control: in the high temperature and high humidity season, there are many historical experiences to prevent rice from being infected. For example: put a few dried garlic (garlic food) in the rice bag; Or take Zanthoxylum bungeanum or fennel, wrap it in gauze and put it in a rice bag for sealing.

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