Dried insects infesting

Some products and packages are more susceptible to insect infestation than others. These products can serve as insect reservoirs, leading to the infestation of other products (Highland, 1984). For example, dry pet foods packed in multiwall paper bags are generally not very insect resistant because they lack adequate seals and closures, whereas bird seed packages often contain ventilation holes that can allow insect entry. 

Food tablets occupy little space and provide high-calorie dietary supplements. They can be used to stretch food stores over longer periods. Foods in dried or powdered form are also available and can be stored for long durations without spoiling. If dried foods are used for emergency supplies, it is important to ensure that containers are properly sealed to prevent insect infestation. 

Celery seeds shall be packed in sound, clean and dry containers made of a material which shall protect celery seeds from insect infestation, as well as from any offensive odour. 

Quality of the oil starts from the seeds (39) for seed oils and from fruit palm (for palm oil and palmolein). Seeds that are physically damaged, insect-infested, moldy, too dry, or too moist produce poor-quality crude oil (40 3). Crude oil derived from such seeds can have high free fatty acids and oil oxidation products that inherently make the oil less stable, even after complete refining. 

Khoury et al., 1996 Locatelli et al., 1993, 2000). Pest infestation of dried fish leads to higher levels of uric acid and bacterial counts that are unacceptable to consumers and traders (Solanki, 1985). Toxicological studies revealed that excess levels of uric acid in the diet could induce hyperuricemia with associated nephropathy in rats (Starvic et al., 1969). Secretions from the adults of Tribolium spp. and Rhyzopertha dominica impart unacceptable off-odors to foodstuffs. Processing and end-use qualities of food commodities are also affected by insect infestation, as are cash value and marketability of different commodities. 

Padmaja, G., Premkumar, T., Plumb, V., Bainbridge, A., and Wood, J.F. 1994. Amino acid and sugar profiles of insect infested and uninfested plain-dried versus parboiled cassava chips. Trop. Sci. 34, 409 415. 

Microwaves have been used to dry pasta products, and there were over a dozen operational industrial systems. The systans utilized microwaves and hot air of controlled humidity to dry pasta and macaroni products in less than 1 h instead of the conventional 8 h drying time. These systems handled approximately 3000 lb of product per hour with 60 kW of miCTowave energy at 915 MHz. These systems offered substantial savings in energy, operation, and maintenance. They also provide bacteriologically more acceptable product, with reductions in microbial contamination and insect infestation [14]. 

Day-lily flower (Hemerocallis spp.) is an important vegetable in the Orient in either fresh or dried style. The fresh day-lily flower is always harvested before reaching full-bloom, as fully bloomed flowers lose their market value. Therefore, harvested flowers must be sold within two days otherwise they bloom. The dried flowers are also available in the oriental market. The problems associated with the dried product include microbial contamination and insect infestation. 

The dried day-lily flowers contained volatile components including ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, nonanol, 3-methylbutanol, isoamyl alcohol, methylpyrazine, 2,6-di-methylpyrazine, furfural, acetic acid, terpinolene, furfuryl formate, furfuryl acetate, phenylacetaldehyde and furfuryl alcohol. A low dose (0.5 kGy) of irradiation could control mold contamination and insect infestation in dried day-lily flowers. No significant difference in the volatile compositions between the irradiated (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0 kGy) and unirradiated dried day-lily flowers were found. However, the quality of dried day-lily flowers was acceptable after irradiation (at 0.5 kGy) (Yang, 1994). 

Ceieals, flours, dried fruits, and any Other food prone to insect infestations Kills or sexually sieriliffis the insects preventing loss during storage or spread of the pests 10,000 to 50,000... 

The doses applied for the widely used microbial decontamination by irradiation of spices, dried herbs, and dry vegetable seasonings (see Sec. 4.9) are much higher than the disinfestation doses. Thus radiation decontamination of these commodities is more than enough to kill also any insects eventually infesting them. 

The treated fruit infest with red scale were held for 21 days in a cabinet maintained at 80 F. and 85% relative humidity. By the end of this period the scale insects that had succumbed to the treatment had become desiccated and discolored. When live scales are punctured with a needle a drop of fluid, which may be seen readily under 5- to 7-power magnification, exudes aroimd the puncture. Dead scales are dry and easily distinguished. The dead scales on an equatorial band about 1.5 inches wide were counted. 

After mixing, the feed should be stored in a clean, dry container to maintain quality and to protect it from dampness and insect and rodent infestation. Bulk storage bins frequently need to be emptied completely at regular intervals so that stale feed does not remain in the bin. 

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