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1 October 2002 High-Temperature Controlled Atmosphere for Post-Harvest Control of Indian Meal Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Preserved Flowers
Jodi A. Sauer, Mark D. Shelton
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Abstract

High carbon dioxide atmospheres combined with high temperature were effective for controlling Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) pupae. Pupae were exposed to atmospheres of 60, 80, or 98% carbon dioxide (CO2) in nitrogen (N2), or 60 or 80% CO2 in air at temperatures of 26.7°C or 32.2°C and 60% RH. Controlled atmosphere treatments at 32.2°C controlled pupae faster than the same treatments at the lower temperature. At both temperatures high CO2 concentration treatments combined with nitrogen killed pupae faster than high CO2 concentration treatments combined with air. Exposure to 80% carbon dioxide mixed with nitrogen was the most effective treatment causing 100% mortality in 12 h at 32.2°C and 93.3% mortality in 18 h at 26.6°C. High-temperature controlled atmosphere treatments had no adverse effects on quality of two preserved floral products, Limonium sinuatum (L.) and Gypsophila elegans (Bieb.), tested for 12, 18, and 24 h according to industry standards.

Jodi A. Sauer and Mark D. Shelton "High-Temperature Controlled Atmosphere for Post-Harvest Control of Indian Meal Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Preserved Flowers," Journal of Economic Entomology 95(5), 1074-1078, (1 October 2002). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-95.5.1074
Received: 30 August 2000; Accepted: 1 April 2002; Published: 1 October 2002
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controlled Atmosphere
Plodia interpunctella
preserved flowers
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