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Full Description
This volume provides an overview of quarantine treatment for pests of food plants that involve heat, cold, irradiation, fumigants, modified atmospheres, and other techniques alone or in combination. The contributors discuss strategies for eliminating or reducing the need for post-harvest treatment by ensuring that commodities are free of all pests
Contents
Preface -- APHIS -- Predicting the Establishment of Exotic Pests in Relation to Climate -- Statistical Methods for Quarantine Treatment Data Analysis -- Statistical Analyses to Estimate Efficacy of Disinfestation Treatments -- Fumigation -- Pesticide Quarantine Treatments -- Irradiation -- Cold Storage -- Hot Water Immersion -- Heated Air Treatments -- Radio Frequency Heat Treatments -- Controlled Atmospheres -- Commodity Resistance to Infestation by Quarantine Pests -- Pest Free Areas -- Systems Approaches to Achieving Quarantine Security -- Combination and Multiple Treatments -- Quality and Condition Maintenance