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Heat treatment for insect control : developments and applications /
Stored product insects and other pests represent a major hygiene and safety issue to many industries, from food production to building infestation, and issues for timber pallets and packaging. Beds bugs are rapidly becoming a public health issue in hotels, hostels and houses in many parts of the wor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England :
Woodhead Publishing,
2015.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition ;
no. 241. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Heat Treatment for Insect Control: Developments and Applications; Copyright; Contents; Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition; Introduction; Part One Principles; 1 Fundamentals of heat treatment of insect pests; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation; 1.3 Measurement of energy; 1.4 Specific heat capacity and specific heat of evaporation; 1.5 Target temperatures for the heat treatment of insects; 1.6 Heat treatment in practice; 1.7 Summary; References and further reading.
- 2 Operational planning, best practice and cost issues in heat treatment of insect pests2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The survey; 2.3 Execution of the heat treatment; 2.4 Heat treatment report; 2.5 The economics of heat treatment; 2.6 Summary; References and further reading; 3 Heat treatment as part of an integrated pest management programme; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Integrated pest management programmes; 3.3 Proactive pest management: exclusion, restriction and destruction; 3.4 Exclusion techniques; 3.5 Restriction techniques; 3.6 Destruction techniques; References and further reading.
- Part Two Applications in food4 Heat treatment of insect pests in food production machinery; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Treating different types of food production machinery; 4.3 Dealing with heat-sensitive components; 4.4 Treating conveyors and elevator systems; 4.5 Monitoring temperature levels and distribution during heat treatment; 4.6 Additional measures to ensure the effectiveness of heat treatment; 4.7 Risk assessment to ensure the effectiveness of heat treatment; References and further reading; 5 Heat treatment of insect pests infood storage facilities; 5.1 Introduction.
- 5.2 Heat input and sensor positioning5.3 Heat treatment protocols for different types of bin/silo; 5.4 Troubleshooting; References and further reading; 6 Heat treatment of insect pests in food materials and other fresh produce; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Heat treatment techniques: hot air chambers and kilns; 6.3 Heat treatment techniques: fluidised beds and spouted bed systems; 6.4 Heat treatment techniques: microwave systems and vapour treatments; 6.5 Heat treatment techniques: hot water dips; References and further reading; Part Three Other applications.
- 7 Heat treatment of insect pests in buildings7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Survey, preparation and pre-treatment; 7.3 Preparation of the building; 7.4 Setting up of equipment, heat treatment and temperature monitoring; 7.5 Heat treatment; 7.6 Finishing the treatment; References and further reading; 8 Heat treatment of bedbugs and other insect pests in small rooms; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Assessing the problem; 8.3 Treating bedbugs; 8.4 Types of heat treatment; 8.5 Ensuring effective treatment; 8.6 Summary; References and further reading; 9 Heat treatment of insect pests in transportation.