Quarantine treatment of cherries using 915 MHz microwaves: temperature mapping, codling moth mortality and fruit quality

Ikediala, J.N.; Tang, Juming; Neven, Lisa; Drake, S. R.

doi:10.1016/s0925-5214(99)00018-6

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“…Controlled atmosphere quarantine treatments involve raising the level of CO 2 and lowering the level of O 2 in combination with heat or cold to reduce the duration of the lethal treatment and help maintain commodity quality (16,98,100). Other physical treatments such as ozone (61,75), microwave (65) and radiofrequency heating (94,126,134), hyberbaric pressure (14), and vacuum (82) are not currently in use but may have TRENDS IN QUARANTINE ENTOMOLOGY 361 application for certain commodities in the future. Fumigation is the most common type of insect disinfestation treatment, but owing to concerns about the potential effects of fumigants to the environment and human health, physical treatments are expected to replace many of their uses in the future.…”

Section: Postharvest Treatmentsmentioning

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Current Trends in Quarantine Entomology

Follett

Neven

2006

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

266

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Key Words quarantine pests, phytosanitary measures, probit 9 alternatives, generic treatments, systems approach ■ Abstract With world trade in agricultural commodities increasing, the introduction of exotic insects into new areas where they become pests will increase. The development and application of quarantine treatments or other mitigation approaches to prevent pest introduction in traded commodities raise many research and regulatory issues. The probit 9 standard for quarantine treatment efficacy has given way to riskbased alternatives. Varietal testing may have merit for some treatments or commodities but not for others. Development of generic treatments to control broad groups of insects or insects in all commodities can expedite new trade in agricultural products. Area-wide pest management programs lower pest levels before harvest and improve the quarantine security provided by any postharvest treatments. Systems approaches capitalize on cumulative pest mortality from multiple control components to achieve quarantine security in an exported commodity. Certain quarantine treatment technologies such as irradiation are not universally accepted, which is slowing their adoption. Standardized phytosanitary measures and research protocols are needed to improve the flow of information when countries propose to trade in a regulated commodity.

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Section: Postharvest Treatmentsmentioning

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Current Trends in Quarantine Entomology

Follett

Neven

2006

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

266

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“…RF and microwave treatments have been suggested for control of postharvest insects (Andreuccetti et al, 1994;Hallman and Sharp, 1994;Nelson, 1996;Ikediala et al, 1999;Tang et al, 2000;Wang et al, 2002). Information on the dielectric properties of subtropical and tropical fruits associated with insect pests is essential in developing successful postharvest thermal treatments based on RF and microwave energy.…”

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Temperature-Dependent Dielectric Properties of Selected Subtropical and Tropical Fruits and Associated Insect Pests

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“…There is a possibility of advantageous selective heating in mixtures of different substances (Hamid et al 1968;Nelson 1972;Ikediala et al 1999;Antic and Hill 2003;Wang et al 2003a). When a mixture of dry food stuffs and insects are heated, the insects are heated upto lethal temperature because they contain more water as compared to the food stuff which is either left unaffected or gets slightly heated (Hurlock et al 1979;Wang and Tang 2001).…”

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Microwave technology for disinfestation of cereals and pulses: An overview

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Contamination of stored grain with insects, insect fragments, fungi, and mycotoxins is a major concern of the grain industry. The stored-grain insects affect the grains not only quantitatively but also qualitatively. Disinfestation of grains can be achieved by physical, chemical and thermal methods. Microwaves may be an alternate to chemical methods of killing insects in grain as their application do not leave any undesirable residues and thus might be very effective for controlling insect infestation compared to other available methods. Microwave disinfestation can provide a continuous process to allow large quantities of products to pass in a shorter period of time. Microwave disinfestation is considered safe and competitive alternative method to fumigation as it avoids environmental pollution. The aim of this review is to examine how the use of microwave treatment benefits grain producers, handlers, and processors seeking to use non-chemical methods for preventing and controlling insect infestation and fungal growth during storage.

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Quarantine treatment of cherries using 915 MHz microwaves: temperature mapping, codling moth mortality and fruit quality

Cited by 67 publications

References 24 publications

Current Trends in Quarantine Entomology

Current Trends in Quarantine Entomology

Temperature-Dependent Dielectric Properties of Selected Subtropical and Tropical Fruits and Associated Insect Pests

Microwave technology for disinfestation of cereals and pulses: An overview

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