Control and Management of Pests in Stored Products [Hardcover]

1.?Stored Product Insects: Biology and Management Relevant to Controlled Atmospheres and Fumigation 2. Insect Resistance to Fumigants in Post-Harvest Commodity Protection: Monitoring and Management 3. Insect Biology re Controlled Atmospheres, Modified Atmospheres, and Hermetic Storage 4.?Silo Bag Storage 5.?High-Nitrogen and High-Carbon Dioxide Systems 6. Fumigation Process Using Chemicals and Controlled Or Modified Atmospheres: Formulations, Introduction and Monitoring 7.?Extreme Temperatures for Insect Control 8.?Chlorine Dioxide for Insect and Pathogen Control in Stored Commodities 9.?Ethanedinitrile (EDN)  A New Broad-Spectrum Fumigant for Forest Products 10.?Aeration and Chilled Aeration for Insect, Mite, and Microflora Management and Grain Quality Preservation 11.?Sulfuryl Fluoride and Propylene Oxide as Fumigants for Stored Product Pest Control 12.?Ethyl Formate for the Treatment of Invertebrate Pests 13.?Progress and Prospect of Nitric Oxide Fumigation for Postharvest Control of Pests and Microorganisms 14.?Contact Insecticides: Chemicals, Diatomaceous Earth, and Amorphous Silica for Stored Grain Protection 15.?Natural Products for Fumigation and Treatment 16.?Engineering Aspects of Grain Fumigation 17.?Modeling the Concentration of Phosphine and Insect Mortality with Computational Fluid Dynamics 18.?Safety During Fumigation

This books is based on invited presentations by world-renowned experts on topics of relevance to control and manage pests in stored products. Each chapter synthesizes the state-of-art knowledge on the selected topics dealing with fumigation, fumigants, and other methods of controlling insects.

Dr. Digvir S. Jayas is the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He is also Vice-President (Research and International) Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He was educated at the G.B. Pant UlÃ3