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Controlling life stages of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in stored rye using microwave energy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

R. Vadivambal ,
D. S. Jayas  and
N. D. G. White
R. Vadivambal
Affiliation:
Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 5V6
D. S. Jayas*
Affiliation:
Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 5V6
N. D. G. White
Affiliation:
Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2M9
*
1 Corresponding author (address for correspondence: 207, Administration Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2; e-mail: digvir_jayas@umanitoba.ca).
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Abstract

A pilot-scale industrial microwave unit operating at 2450 MHz was used to test whether microwave treatment can control Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) populations infesting stored rye, Secale cereale L. (Poaceae). Tests were performed in samples of rye (50 g) with 14%, 16%, or 18% moisture content. Samples containing T. castaneum eggs, larvae, pupae, or adults were exposed to 200, 300, 400, or 500 W for periods of 28 or 56 s, resulting in final surface temperatures ranging from 47.2 to 83.9 °C. Eggs were most vulnerable; adults were least vulnerable. Subsequent tests showed that microwaves reduced rye germination and flour yield. No effect of treatment on grain protein content, falling number, sodium dodecyl sulfate sedimentation volume, mixograph and farinograph dough development times, or baking properties was detected.

Résumé

Un appareil industriel à micro-ondes à l'échelle pilote fonctionnant à 2450 MHz nous a servi à vérifier si un traitement aux micro-ondes pouvait contrôler les populations de Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) qui infestent le seigle, Secale cereale L. (Poaceae), en entrepôt. Les tests ont été réalisés sur des échantillons de seigle (50 g) présentant des teneurs en humidité de 14 %, 16 % et 18 %. Nous avons exposé des échantillons contenant des œufs, des larves, des nymphes ou des adultes de T. castaneum à 200, 300, 400 ou 500 W pendant des périodes de 28 ou de 56 s, ce qui a produit des températures superficielles finales variant de 47,2 à 83,9 °C. L'œuf est le stade le plus susceptible et l'adulte le moins. Des tests subséquents ont montré que les micro-ondes réduisent la germination du seigle et le rendement de la farine. Aucun effet du traitement n’est apparent sur les protéines des graines, sur l'indice de viscosité, sur la sédimentation, sur la mixographie, sur la farinographie, ni sur la cuisson.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 142 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 369 - 377
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2010

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