Insect Management for Food Storage and Processing, Second Edition has been completely revised and updated with new chapters on topics including:

• inspection techniques
• retail pest management
• environmental manipulation (e.g., hot, cold, modified atmospheres, ionization) to control insects
• latest scientific research on integrated pest management (IPM) control techniques

Common and unusual exterior/interior pest insects are covered and examples of both chemical and non-chemical pest insect control strategies are thoroughly discussed. The book provides the latest practical and scientific research information on how to solve pest insect problems in a timely and economical manner.

Scientific language is put in simple terms so those working in a food plant or warehouse environment can easily take information from the chapters and apply it for effective pest insect control strategies. Control methods explained have survived the test of time. This edition is timely due to the rapidly changing pesticide and food safety regulatory environment food processing personnel must work in every day.

Contents

1. Introduction

Part I. Basics of Insect Pest Management

2. Integrated Pest Management Strategies for the Food Industry Raw-Material Supplier
3. Role of the Pest Management Professional in Food-Processing Pest Management
4. Inspection Techniques
5. Facility Inspections: Supporting Insect Pest Management in the Food-Manufacturing Environment
6. Insect-Resistant Packaging
7. Stored-Product Insect Behavior

Part II. Environmental and Nonchemical Manipulation

8. Insect Light Traps
9. Biological Control of Stored-Product Pests
10. Temperature Modification for Insect Control
11. Modified Atmospheres for the Control of Stored-Product Insects and Mites
12. Irradiation
13. Pheromones for Stored-Product Protection

Part III. Chemical Control

14. Insect Management with Residual Insecticides
15. Insecticide Space Treatments in Food Plants
16. Commodity and Space Fumigations in the Food Industry

Part IV. Safety and Environmental Health

17. Insecticides and Occupational Health in the Food Industry

Part V. Summary

18. The Science and Technology of Postharvest Insect Control: Challenges, Accomplishments, and Future Directions

Index

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