A comprehensive and accessible textbook, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice,
Second Edition presents an integrated approach to understanding the principles underlying …

Modernization of the agricultural production system led to a significant increase in annual
food production intended to meet the ever-growing consumer demand. In many countries …

The saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.)(Coleoptera: Silvanidae) is a
major external-infesting pest of various stored products worldwide. The last review was …

Storage insects are aerobic organisms requiring oxygen for their survival. Therefore, they
respond to altered atmospheric gas compositions containing low O 2 or high CO 2. The …

Bruchid beetles are important pests of field and stored legumes, causing great economic
losses. The main pest species are Callosobruchus maculatus, Acanthoscelides obtectus …

The use of high-pressure carbon dioxide and heating applications has been more popular
against stored product insect pests recently. We designed and constructed a modern …

Modified atmospheres (MAs) are safe and environmentally friendly pest control alternatives
for protecting stored products; however, longer exposure times are required than those …

Mycotoxigenic fungi and pests are responsible for quality losses during medium to long-term
storage of grain. Since gas composition is considered one of the most important abiotic …

Disinfestation of insect pests is a crucial unit operation to save the quality of food grains
during the storage. Several methods of disinfestation are available including chemical and …

The susceptibility of the different life stages of the saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus
surinamensis to different modified atmospheres (MAs) containing various concentrations of …