Heat, insect control

Heaps, J.W. 1988. Turn on the heat to control insects. Dairy Food Sanit. 8, 416-418. 

Clarke, L.W. (1996) Heat treatment for insect control. Proceedings of the Workshop on Alternatives to Methyl Bromide, Toronto, Canada, May 30-31, pp. 59-65. 

Heaps, J.W. and Black, T. (1994) Using portable rented electric heaters to generate heat and control stored product insects. Association of Operative Millers, Bulletin, July 1994, pp. 6408-6411. 

Heat treatment for insect control Developments and apphcations... 

Encapsulation technologies and delivery systems for food irrgredients and nutraceuticals Edited by N. Garti and D. J. McClements Case studies in food safety and authenticity Edited byJ. Hoorfar Heat treatment for insect control Developments and applications D. Hammond Advances in aquaculture hatchery technology Edited by G. Allan and G. Burnell Open innovation in the food and beverage industry Frf/ferf byM. Garcia Martinez... 

Abstract Metofluthrin (commercial name SumiOne, Eminence ) is a novel pyrethroid insecticide developed by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Metofluthrin has extremely high insecticidal activity to various pest insects, especially to mosquitoes. In addition, Metofluthrin has relatively high volatility and low mammalian toxicity. Metofluthrin is therefore suitable for use not only in conventional mosquito control formulations such as coils and liquid vaporizers, but also in a variety of novel devices that do not require heating, such as fan vaporizers and paper and resin emanators. Here we describe the insecticidal activity of Metofluthrin mainly against mosquitoes in various formulations in both laboratory and field trials. 

The main devices used for mosquito protection in households have been mosquito coils, electric mosquito mats, and liquid vaporizers, all of them methods that vaporize insecticides into the air using heating by means of fire or electricity to control the insects. In recent years, new anti-mosquito products have been commercialized such as fan vaporizers, paper strip type emanators, and resin net type emanators which vaporize insecticides without heating. In all of these products pyrethroid insecticides are used as active ingredients because they are superior in what is called knockdown effect, where noxious insects are rapidly paralyzed and cannot bite, and have a high level of safety for humans. 

Dean, D.A. 1911. Heat as a means of controlling mill insects. J. Econ. Entomol. 4, 142-158. 

Each bag or container of raw materials should be identified with a unique code, lot, or receipt number. This code should be used in recording the disposition of each lot. Raw materials will be held under quarantine until they are sampled, tested, and released. Raw materials should be carefully handled and stored to avoid any contamination or cross contamination. When bagged and boxed raw materials need to be stored, it must be done so in adequately cleaned buildings that are free of infestation by rodents, birds, insects, and other vermin, and the building should be maintained. A controlled environment may be necessary to avoid microbial contamination or degradation caused due to exposure to heat, air, or light. When the raw materials are stored outdoors, the containers should be adequate for the outdoor storage. 

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Uses Carbofuran is an odorless, white crystalline solid. Exposure to heat breaks down carbofuran, which then releases toxic fumes. It is used for the control of soil-dwelling and foliar-feeding insects. It also is used for the control of aphids, thrips, and nematodes that attack vegetables, ornamental plants, sunflowers, potatoes, peanuts, soybeans, sugarcane, cotton, rice, and variety of other crops. 

SAFETY PROFILE Poison by intraperitoneal route. Moderately toxic by ingestion and skin contact. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of SOx, POx, and NOx. Used to control chewing and sucking insects on rice, fruits, vegetables, and cereals. 

Heat and Cold—It is sometimes possible to expose insect pests to the killing effects of the heat of snmmer or cold of winter. Insects that feed on stored grain and flonr, for example, can sometimes be controlled by ventilating grain elevators in winter. 

Choose healthy plants. Inspect new plants refore introducing them to your yard or garden. Look for signs of disease and insects, and reject any that look suspicious. If available, buy certified disease-free plants and seeds. Inquire about seed sterilization practices at your seed source. Buy from suppliers that use sanitation procedures and heat-sterilizing techniques instead of synthetic chemicals to control disease on nursery stock and seeds. 

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