Bulog Boss Reveals 10 Burglars Who Often Disrupt Rice Quality

President Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani/PHOTO: Theresia Agatha-VOI

JAKARTA - Rice stored in Bulog Warehouse is often disturbed by pests or insects. It is recorded that there are 10 types of pest insects that often interfere with the presence of rice in Bulog Warehouse.

This was conveyed by the President Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani while inspecting the DKI Jakarta & Banten Bulog Rice Warehouse on Jalan Pelepah Raya, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, Saturday, September 6.

"These are rice powder pests, flour beetles, seeded pests. Then, the fourth is a nutritious rice-paden beetle pest, a rice beetle pest. Next, a khapra beetle, a rice butterfly. Then there is a brem, a rice butterfly in a special tropical area and there is a Ahasverus advena," said Rizal.

"So, there are about 10 types of animals that often disturb our rice," he continued.

In addition, Rizal said, there are rat pests that also often disturb rice stocks in Bulog Warehouse. "For example, from these pests, there are still rat pests," he said.

To anticipate the attack of these pests, Perum Bulog also sprayed drugs in every rice warehouse, fumigation to warehouse control.

"So, there are stages of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly maintenance. And that the cycle continues throughout the year," said Rizal.

"So, it really confirms that Bulog rice is safe, healthy and suitable for consumption," he added.