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Eradication of the Stored-Product Mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Shrank) in Flour and Wheat Bran Using Microwave Energy

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Stored product mites

Abstract

Mortality of adults and larvae of the stored product mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae infested flour or wheat bran exposed to microwave radiation (2450 MHZ) was evaluated as a function of exposure time and power. Mortality experiments were conducted at exposure times 60-300 sec at power level of 110 W and from 10 to 90 sec at 330 and 550 W. Adult and larva mortalities were higher in flour with 12.5% moisture content (m.c.) than in wheat bran with 8.5 % m.c. The minimum average temperature (27.8 ºC) was recorded in wheat bran at 330 W for 10 sec, whereas the maximum average was 60.5ºC in flour at 550 W for 90 sec. Complete mortality of larvae and adults of T. putrescentiae was obtained at 45 and 46.6 ºC, respectively. T. putrescentiae larvae presented a mortality rate higher than adults when exposed to the same Mw energy radiation.

DOI

10.21608/ajesa.2017.164172

Keywords

Stored-product mite, T. putrescentiae, control, Microwave energy

Authors

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Anar

Last Name

Bakr

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A.

Affiliation

Applied Entomology Dept., Fac. of Agriculture, (Elshatby) Alexandria Univ., Alexandria, Egypt

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11

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1

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802

Issue Date

2017-12-01

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2021-04-14

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2017-12-01

Page Start

49

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52

Print ISSN

1687-4633

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2090-3790

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Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology

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https://ajesa.journals.ekb.eg/

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Eradication of the Stored-Product Mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Shrank) in Flour and Wheat Bran Using Microwave Energy

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22 Jan 2023