Efficacy of modified atmosphere packaging to control Sitophilus spp. in organic maize grain

Carli, Marcelo De; Bresolin, Bruna; Noreña, Caciano Pelayo Zapata; Lorini, I.; Brandelli, Adriano

doi:10.1590/s1516-89132010000600024

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“…controls to 38.7, 34.1, and 51.9% in the Ziploc, Xtend 61, and Xtend 53 treatments, respectively. This indicates that low O 2 and/or elevated CO 2 is moderately toxic to B. cucurbitae larvae, as is the case in other insects (Nicolas and Sillans 1989, Mitcham et al 1997, De Carli et al 2010.…”

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Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Radiation Tolerance in the Phytosanitary Pest Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Follett

Wall

Bailey³

2013

jnl. econ. entom.

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Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) produces a low-oxygen (O2) environment that can increase produce shelf life by decreasing product respiration and growth of pathogens. However, low O2 is known to increase insect tolerance to irradiation, and the use of MAP with products treated by irradiation before export to control quarantine pests may inadvertently compromise treatment efficacy. Melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillet (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an important economic and quarantine pest of tropical fruits and vegetables, and one of the most radiation-tolerant tephritid fruit flies known. The effect of low O2 generated by MAP on the radiation tolerance of B. cucurbitae was examined. Third-instar larval B. cucurbitae were inoculated into ripe papayas and treated by 1) MAP + irradiation, 2) irradiation alone, 3) MAP alone, or (4) no MAP and no irradiation, and held for adult emergence. Three types of commercially available MAP products were tested that produced O2 concentrations between 1 and 15%, and a sublethal radiation dose (50 Gy) was used to allow comparisons between treatments. Ziploc storage bags (1-4% O2) increased survivorship to adult from 14 to 25%, whereas Xtend PP61 bags (3-8% O2) and Xtend PP53 bags (11-15% O2) did not enhance survivorship to the adult stage in B. cucurbitae irradiated at 50 Gy. Radiation doses approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and the International Plant Protection Commission for B. cucurbitae and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Mediterranean fruit fly) are 150 and 100 Gy, respectively. In large-scale tests, 9,000 B. cucurbitae and 3,800 C. capitata larvae infesting papayas in Ziploc bags were irradiated at 150 and 100 Gy, respectively, with no survivors to the adult stage. MAP can increase insect survivorship during irradiation treatment at certain doses and O2 concentrations, but should not compromise the efficacy of the 150-Gy generic radiation treatment for tephritid fruit flies or the 100-Gy radiation treatment for C. capitata.

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Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Radiation Tolerance in the Phytosanitary Pest Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Follett

Wall

Bailey³

2013

jnl. econ. entom.

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“…De Carli et al (2010) also studied the effect of MAP on the mortality of Sitophilus spp. in organic maize grain.…”

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The use of modified and controlled atmospheres for the disinfestation of stored products

Navarro¹

2012

J Pest Sci

110

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Storage insects are aerobic organisms requiring oxygen for their survival. Therefore, they respond to altered atmospheric gas compositions containing low O 2 or high CO 2 . The lower the grain moisture content (m.c.) and the corresponding intergranular humidity, the higher the mortality-due to the desiccation effect on insects caused by low O 2 or elevated CO 2 concentrations. To achieve insect control, the temperature of the grain should be above 21°C. Hermetic storage is based on the principle of generation of an oxygen-depleted, carbon dioxide-enriched interstitial atmosphere caused by the respiration of the living organisms in the ecological system of a sealed storage. A sufficiently low oxygen and elevated CO 2 atmosphere is created through a natural metabolic process based on insect respiration and, in cases where the commodity has sufficiently high moisture, the respiration of the microorganisms within a sealed storage system. An O 2 ingress rate of 0.05 %/day is sufficient to arrest the theoretical weight loss at a level of 0.018 % over 1-year storage period. At this ingress rate, the possibility of a residual surviving insect population is eliminated. This low O 2 ingress level could serve as a guideline for the sealing specifications of structures appropriate to the hermetic storage method. The applications for which hermetic technology has been most widely accepted are (a) for longterm storage of cereal grains, primarily rice, corn, barley, and wheat; (b) for long-term storage of a variety of seeds to preserve germination potential and vigor, and (c) for quality preservation of high-value commodities, such as dried fruits.

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“…Considerable research has been conducted on cosmopolitan pests such as Tribolium castaneum, Tribolium confusum, Sitophilus zeamais, Sitophilus oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, Cryptolestes ferrugineus and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Carli et al, 2010;Chiappini et al, 2009;Finkelman et al, 2006;Lord, 2009;Riudavets et al, 2009). Generally, a reduction in the O 2 content to 3% or lower or an increase in CO 2 content to 60% or higher is effective for control of most storage pests (Navarro, 2006).…”

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Comparison of life history and genetic properties of cowpea bruchid strains and their response to hypoxia

Cheng

Lei

Fox

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Journal of Insect Physiology

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Efficacy of modified atmosphere packaging to control Sitophilus spp. in organic maize grain

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Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Radiation Tolerance in the Phytosanitary Pest Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Radiation Tolerance in the Phytosanitary Pest Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The use of modified and controlled atmospheres for the disinfestation of stored products

Comparison of life history and genetic properties of cowpea bruchid strains and their response to hypoxia

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