What does Mi Chong mean?

Mi Chong is also known as the rice elephant. Their long mouthparts are very similar to elephants' noses.

The adult is only about 3~4 mm in length, and its "nose" accounts for about1mm. Mi Chong mainly lives in stored grains such as rice and wheat, and also includes processed grains such as macaroni, which are used as food. The main harm object is the old grain stored for 2~3 years, which often causes great losses to our stored grain.

Why does rice grow worms after it has been stored for a long time? Where did it come from? One way is "extinction"

The adults in Mi Chong lay their eggs in the grain, and then seal the holes with colloidal secretions. This kind of grain looks "intact", that is, every bowl of rice you eat may contain Mi Chong eggs.

Generally speaking, Mi Chong appears in two ways. One is that when grain is still in the field, it is laid by adults, and the other is infected by eggs during processing or storage.

After the larvae hatch, they will live in the grain first, eat the grain from the inside out, leaving a hollowed-out shell. After one month, the adults will emerge and break out of the shell. So before adults appear, we seldom find them. When we suddenly see adults drilling around in the rice pile one day, we will have the illusion of "appearing out of thin air".

Mi Chong's breeding speed is extremely fast. Adult females can get mating opportunities and begin to lay eggs within 3 days after pupation, with a maximum of 8-9 generations per year, with 300-600 eggs per generation.

Super spawning ability is the reason why Mi Chong can't stop killing.

Why does rice grow worms after it has been stored for a long time? Where did it come from? One way is "extinction"

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Can I still eat Mi Chong rice? Will it be bad for you?

Rice pests are normal natural phenomena, and even advanced processing technology can't completely eliminate them.

Mi Chong itself is not toxic. As long as Mi Chong and its metabolic wastes are screened out and the rice is washed, the rice can be eaten normally. To say the least, even if you eat Mi Chong by mistake, there will be no food safety hazard and it will not affect your health. So there is no need to throw away all the bugs born in a bag of rice, which will cause great waste.

Why does rice grow worms after it has been stored for a long time? Where did it come from? One way is "extinction"

However, Mi Chong generally said that the storage time is too long, and it is necessary to carefully check whether there is mildew before eating. If mildew occurs, it is not recommended to eat it. Aflatoxin produced by mildew is easy to affect health.

A way to prevent Mi Chong is very effective.

When we found Mi Chong, Mi Chong had quietly eaten up our rice, so we should pay special attention to prevent Mi Chong when "harvesting".

Fumigation is a common method. Fumigation is a technical measure to kill pests, germs or other harmful organisms in closed places by using the smell of fumigant. In our daily life, we can choose garlic, star anise and pepper to kill Mi Chong, which is based on the principle of fumigation.