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Low-pressure treatment to control food-infesting pests (Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus granarius) using a vacuum packing machine

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  • Zuzana Kučerová

    (Department of Pest Control of Stored Products and Food Safety, Division of Plant Health, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Karel Kýhos

    (Food Research Institute Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Radek Aulický

    (Department of Pest Control of Stored Products and Food Safety, Division of Plant Health, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Václav Stejskal

    (Department of Pest Control of Stored Products and Food Safety, Division of Plant Health, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Since recently, the food industry has been faced with serious problems regarding pest-infested food commodities and deregistration of many chemical biocides by the EU Biocide Directive. These conditions have created an urgent need for a physical method of protecting food against pests. Therefore, a vacuum packing machine was used for laboratory testing of the effectiveness of vacuum packaging on the mortality of the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) and granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) at different temperatures and exposure times. There were significant differences in the susceptibility to low pressure (vacuum) between the adult insects of both tested species: T. castaneum was approximately 10 times more susceptible to low pressure than S. granarius. A higher temperature significantly shortens the vacuum exposure time necessary to reach 100% mortality in the tested beetles under a constant low-pressure value (1 kPa). The lethal times (LT99) foradult T. castaneum were 15.1 h at 25°C and 30.8 h at 15°C. The lethal times (LT99) for adult S. granarius were 160.1 hours at 25°C and 274 h at 15°C.

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  • Zuzana Kučerová & Karel Kýhos & Radek Aulický & Václav Stejskal, 2013. "Low-pressure treatment to control food-infesting pests (Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus granarius) using a vacuum packing machine," Czech Journal of Food Sciences, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 31(1), pages 94-98.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlcjf:v:31:y:2013:i:1:id:154-2012-cjfs
    DOI: 10.17221/154/2012-CJFS
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    1. V. Stejskal & J. Hubert & Z. Kučerová & Z. Munzbergová & J. Lukáš & E. Žďárková, 2003. "The influence of the type of storage on pest infestation of stored grain in the Czech Republic," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 49(2), pages 55-62.
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    2. Vaclav STEJSKAL & Radek AULICKY & Zuzana KUCEROVA, 2014. "Pest control strategies and damage potential of seed-infesting pests in the Czech stores - a review," Plant Protection Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 50(4), pages 165-173.
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