Greasy sheep wool is currently considered a special waste for its high bacterial load, with
expensive disposal costs for sheep breeders. For this reason, wool is often burned or buried …

Simple Summary For decades, the use of various synthetic pesticides has been the key
factor in the proper and long-term storage of cereals. Unfortunately, we are faced with non …

Alternative methods for controlling insect pests are required because of the hazards of
synthetic chemicals to people and the environment. Lectins are proteins that have been …

As wheat flour is a raw material for many food products, its cleanliness has a great impact on
the safety of flour-derived products. The red flour beetle known as Tribolium castaneum …

The major concern for farmers is important loss due to pests and diseases, which is
regardless of any production system adopted. Plant pathogens, insects, and weed pests …

In this study, the results of recent surveys on non-native insect pests from the Madeira
Archipelago are reported. Overall, 13 non-native species were recorded: Tessellana …

The quality of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is strongly correlated to storage temperature, in
fact the storage conditions (packaging material, oxygen, temperature, and light) alters not …

In insects, decreased reproduction is a sublethal consequence of high temperatures, with
males being more sensitive to this in many species. In hymenoptera, arrhenotokous …

Thermal treatment has been extensively used to control pests in stored grains for a long
time. The objective of this study was to analyze thermal death kinetics of adult flat grain …

Insects such as ants and termites have always been a common household hazard, closely
correlated to various health risks causing allergies or infections. Present‐day chemical …