This book gives a broad overview of pests of human foodstuffs held in storage. The work contains a large amount of illustrations, which make the mentioned (larger) species easier for recognition.

Pests of Stored Foodstuffs and Their Control is greatly expanded and is orientated to the food industry, which makes it, unlike many other textbooks, a one of a kind in its subject area.

The book is mainly intended for B.Sc. and M.Sc. Food Science students and staff, and related courses as well as for professionals in this field.

Contents

1. Present Trends in Food Technology
2. Stages in Food Production
3. Types of Foodstuffs
4. Food and Produce Preservation
5. Packaging
6. Types of Pests
7. Types of Damage
8. Storage Structures
9. Food and Produce Transportation
10. Pests: Class Mammalia
11. Pests: Class Aves
12. Pests: Phylum Mollusca (Class Gastropoda)
13. Pests: Class Arachnida
14. Pests: Class Insecta
15. Pests: Phylum Platyhelminthes (Tapeworms and Flukes)
16. Pests: Phylum Nematoda
17. Pests: Kingdom Protoctista (Phylum Protozoa)
18. Pests: Kingdom Fungi
19. Pests: Kingdom Prokaryotae (Bacteria)
20. Food Poisoning
21. Control of Pests of Stored Foodstuffs
22. Pest Spectra For Stored Foodstuffs

Appendices

1. Pesticides Used for Stored Products Protection
2. Group for Assistance on Systems Relating to Grain After-harvest (GASGA)
3. Some Standard Abbreviations
4. Acronyms for Some Organisations

Index

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