Quarantine Treatments For Pests Of Food Plants

by Jennifer L. Sharp, Guy J Hallman

The purpose of quarantine treatments is to prevent the introduction and establishment of exotic pests through the movement of host commodities - largely agricultural products being shipped from one region or country to another. Treatments must be developed that ensure 100 percent elimination of all quarantined pests without damaging the commodities.
This up-to-date volume provides a comprehensive overview of approaches that involve treating commodities with heat, cold, irradiation, fumigants, modified atmospheres, and other techniques alone or in combination. It includes discussions of strategies for eliminating or reducing the need for postharvest treatment by ensuring that commodities will be free of pests by the time they are shipped. The contributors look at a variety of ways to suppress pest populations, including eliminating alternate hosts, using poisoned bait sprays, and releasing sterile insects.

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1994