▪ Abstract With world trade in agricultural commodities increasing, the introduction of exotic
insects into new areas where they become pests will increase. The development and …

In the last two decades, food scientists have attempted to develop new technologies that can
improve the detection of insect infestation in fruits and vegetables under postharvest …

A significant amount of the world's economy is based upon the international trade of
agricultural produce. For the producing countries, a growing concern is the potential …

South Africa is the 13th largest producer and second largest exporter of citrus fruit globally.
The false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, and the fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, C …

Irradiation for Quality Improvement, Microbial Safety and Phytosanitation of Fresh Produce
presents the last six and a half decades of scientific information on the topic. This book …

Phytosanitary irradiation (PI) treatments are promising measures to overcome quarantine
barriers to trade and are currently used in several countries. Although PI has advantages …

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)(Diptera: Tephritidae) is arguably the most important tephritid
attacking fruits after Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)(Diptera: Tephritidae). In 2003 it was …

The history of the development of generic phytosanitary irradiation (PI) treatments is
discussed beginning with its initial proposal in 1986. Generic PI treatments in use today are …

Bactrocera flies are the serious pests of fruit, vegetables, and nuts over the world. Bactrocera
tau Walker is an economically important pest of agricultural crops. In Asia, approximately 30 …

Recent fears of terrorism have provoked an increase in delays and denials of transboundary
shipments of radioisotopes. This represents a serious constraint to sterile insect technique …