Agriculture
August 20, 2024
Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) Bags
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Purdue University
Updated on February 5, 2024
·Created on August 7, 2017
ZeroFly® Storage Bag is a storage bag with insecticide incorporated in it to prevent damage from pest infestations.
ZeroFly® Storage Bag is a storage bag with insecticide incorporated to prevent damaging pest infestations. It reduces the loss of seeds or grains that can be consumed, stored for security, or sold for optimized prices. It is said to be free of the hazards associated with fumigation or the potential for pesticide residues that come from inaccurate insecticide spraying. The insecticide is incorporated into individual fibers of the bags, which provides a killing action before insects can infest the grain or seed packed in the bag.
Target SDGs
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 1: No Poverty
Market Suggested Retail Price
$1.14
Market Suggested Retail Price (Secondary Currency)
84
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household, Community, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Vestergaard distribute mainly their own product, they also have partners ensuring the delivery locally
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) Bags and ISSB Granaries.
Manufacturing/Building Method
The product is mass produced
Intellectural Property Type
Trade Secret
User Provision Model
Users can order directly from manufacturer
Distributions to Date Status
Unknown
Control type
Chemicals: insecticide
Mechanism
Killing action on contact and through digestion
Type of pest
Insects
Species affected
12 species of weevils, borers, beetles, and moths
Recommended crop
Grains
Application cycle
N/A
Dose (kg/ha)
N/A
Land coverage (ha)
N/A
Risk
Zero Fly Storage Bag is not toxic for food consumers, operators, or the environment.
Design Specifications
Technical Support
The user should ensure the bag is kept clean by occasionally using a soft broom to avoid dust building on the surface.
Replacement Components
Users can purchase additional bags from the manufacturer to replace damaged bags or bags older than recommended lifecycle.
Lifecycle
The product will remain effective for 2 years depending upon environmental conditions. At the end of a lifetime or physical integrity, it should be disposed of following local guidelines on plastic waste disposal. It could be recycled into products that have limited human contact.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Specified performance targets:
Vetted Performance Status
The product has been tested by different independent laboratories. At the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham, Kent the Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) and Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) adults were exposed to ZeroFly® Storage Bag samples for up to 72 hrs. Knockdown occurred at one hour and insects were dead after 24 hours. 100% mortality was observed for larvae at the end of the observation period of 14 days. Field tests were also conducted in several countries, results of a study in Ethiopia can be seen in the image, showing significantly less damage in the kernel with ZeroFly storage bags. Tests by several international institutes concluded that the bags are “effective,” insects are killed, their entry into the bags is prevented, and a ‘community effect’ is provided, by reducing insects population in the storage area.
Safety
It is not toxic for food consumers, operators, or the environment, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) such as gloves is recommended to ensure the operator's safety. Depending on the concentration of Deltamethrin it can produce cold burning, numbness of the skin, headache, heartburn, and skin spots It has a “Food safe” classification under US & EU regulations.
Complementary Technical Systems
Vestergaard provides a wide range of products designed to improve the lives of individuals in low-income regions.
Academic Research and References
Wasala WMCB, Dissanayake CAK, Gunawardhane CR, Wijewardhane RMNA, Gunathilake DMCC, and Thilakarathne MBKS. 2016. Efficacy of Insecticide Incorporated Bags against Major Insect Pests of Stored Paddy in Sri Lanka. Procedia Food Science. 6:164-169.
Paudyal S, Opit GP, Osekre EA, Arthur FH, Bingham GV, Payton, ME, Danso JK, Manu N and Nsiah EP. 2017. Field evaluation of the long-lasting treated storage bag, deltamethrin incorporated, (ZeroFly® Storage Bag) as a barrier to insect pest infestation. Journal of Stored Products Research. 70:44-52.
Paudyal S, Opit GP, Arthur FH, Bingham GV, and Gautam SG. 2016. Contact Toxicity of Deltamethrin Against Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) Adults. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109(4):1936-1942.
Baban O andh Bingham Zivanovic GV. Impact of a novel tool, ZeroFly® Storage Bags, within multi-country field trials; controlling key target post-harvest storage pests on various commodities [conference paper]. 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection.
Summary of research results from independent laboratories supported by the manufacturer.
Compliance with regulations
Research claims that residue levels of Deltamethrin on the stored commodities are "below the most stringent standard globally." The active ingredient, Deltamethrin, is a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) approved pesticide for controlling insect pests.
Other Information
In 2015, ZeroFly storage bags were the recipient of Australia’s GOOD award for innovation. and The company received the “Best Invention of the Year” by Time magazine. ZeroFly Storage Bag 2015 Brochure Deltamethrin Technical Fact Sheet Vestergaard wide range of products Vestergaard product distribution and partners
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