Czech J. Food Sci., 2013, 31(1):94-98 | DOI: 10.17221/154/2012-CJFS

Low-pressure treatment to control food-infesting pests (Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus granarius) using a vacuum packing machineOriginal Paper

Zuzana Kučerová1, Karel Kýhos2, Radek Aulický1, Václav Stejskal1
1 Department of Pest Control of Stored Products and Food Safety, Division of Plant Health, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Food Research Institute Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Since recently, the food industry has been faced with serious problems regarding pest-infested food commodities and deregistration of many chemical biocides by the EU Biocide Directive. These conditions have created an urgent need for a physical method of protecting food against pests. Therefore, a vacuum packing machine was used for laboratory testing of the effectiveness of vacuum packaging on the mortality of the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) and granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius) at different temperatures and exposure times. There were significant differences in the susceptibility to low pressure (vacuum) between the adult insects of both tested species: T. castaneum was approximately 10 times more susceptible to low pressure than S. granarius. A higher temperature significantly shortens the vacuum exposure time necessary to reach 100% mortality in the tested beetles under a constant low-pressure value (1 kPa). The lethal times (LT99) foradult T. castaneum were 15.1 h at 25°C and 30.8 h at 15°C. The lethal times (LT99) for adult S. granarius were 160.1 hours at 25°C and 274 h at 15°C.

Keywords: food protection; food safety; red flour beetle; granary weevil; non chemical control; temperature influence; vacuum packing food

Published: February 28, 2013  Show citation

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Kučerová Z, Kýhos K, Aulický R, Stejskal V. Low-pressure treatment to control food-infesting pests (Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus granarius) using a vacuum packing machine. Czech J. Food Sci. 2013;31(1):94-98. doi: 10.17221/154/2012-CJFS.
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