ZeroFly Storage Bag

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  • 2015

  • Social Impact

Designed By:

Commissioned By:

Vestergaard

Designed In:

Switzerland

ZeroFly® Storage Bag is the first insecticide-incorporated storage bag to protect post-harvest crop losses by preventing damaging pest infestations. Post-harvest losses due to insects are estimated between 2-20% in sub-Saharan Africa.

This aggravates hunger and wastes expensive inputs (fertilizer, irrigation water, etc.). ZeroFly® Storage Bag reduces the loss of stored seed or grain, while not having the hazards associated with fumigation or the potential for pesticide residues that come from inaccurate insecticide spraying.

Insecticide is incorporated into individual fibers of the bag, which provides a powerful killing action against stored product insects before they can infest the grain or seed in the bag.


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  • CHALLENGE
  • SOLUTION

  • ZeroFly® Storage Bag is a long-lasting and environmentally friendly innovation, which provides a powerful killing action against stored product insects before they can infest the grain or seed packed in the bag. It is effective, safe and increases grain and seed stocks by reducing loss to insects, while reducing pesticide residues. The bags protect crop quality, reducing the volume of damaged grains and seeds that result in quality downgrade and price discounts.

  • The active ingredient is incorporated into the polypropylene yarns that are woven together and is released on the surface of the material in a sustained manner so that the commodities stored in the bag are continuously protected against insect infestation. It reduces the need for repeat intervention by giving consistent, sustained, long-lasting control, through continuously refreshing insecticide at the surface of yarns.