use of a mineral layer on the wall of a food storage silo, and methods for prophylactic treatment of parasite development and to prevent an increase in the parasite population.

摘要

a method for the prophylactic treatment of parasite development in a food storage silo, the storage of food generating the deposit of food fragments and / or dust on the silo walls, said method of prophylactic treatment comprising applying at least a portion of the walls of a layer comprising at least 10 g of mineral per m² of wall, the mineral being chosen from: an alkali metal bicarbonate, an alkaline earth metal carbonate, an alkali metal sulfate, a alkaline earth metal sulfate, an alkaline earth metal oxide and mixtures thereof; the mineral being in particulate form having a mean diameter of at most 200 µm; and said method being distinguished by the fact that the application of the layer is carried out after the silo has been emptied, into food product fragments and / or dust deposited on the silo walls.