Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference (한국작물학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2017.06a
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- Pages.45-45
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- 2017
Control Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella by gas treatment
- Han, Gyung Deok (Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University) ;
- Kwon, Hyeok (Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University) ;
- Jin, Hyun Jung (Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University) ;
- Kum, Ho Jung (Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University) ;
- Kim, Bo Hwan (Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University) ;
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Kim, Wook
(Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University)
- Published : 2017.06.04
Abstract
The Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, is one of the most important pests of stored food in the food processing industry worldwide. To control the Indian meal moth, methyl bromide, phosphine, high carbon dioxide, sulfuryl fluoride and plant essential oil fumigation have been considered. However, these treatments have disadvantages. For example, depleting the ozone layer, showing resistance in insect, low control efficacy or need high cost for treatment. Chlorine dioxide (