1st Edition

Non-chemical Methods for Disinfestation of Stored Products

Edited By M Loganathan, Jeyan Moses Copyright 2025
352 Pages 41 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

352 Pages 41 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This reference book covers traditional and recent technologies in the disinfestation of stored foods. Storage of durables is challenging and demands scientific management protocols. Chemical fumigants have been used for decades, and several reports detail their impact on the environment, in addition to other concerns. This book focuses on the use of non-chemical methods of disinfestation in... Read more

 

1. Grain Storage Ecosystem

Fuji Jian, Digvir S. Jayas

 

2. Insects Attacking Stored Products

P. Paulin Patricia, R. Meenatchi, M. Loganathan

 

3. Detection of Stored Product Pests

T. Senthilkumar, V. Chelladurai, C.B. Singh

 

4. Chemical Methods of Disinfestation

Cristiano Dietrich Ferreira, Ricardo Tadeu Paraginski, Valmor Ziegler

 

5. Challenges and Issues Associated with Chemical Methods of Fumigation

A. Mariadoss, E. Sankarganesh, C. Alice R. P. Sujeetha

 

6. Conventional Non-Chemical Approaches for Stored Product Pest Management

C. Kathirvelu, L. Gopianand, N. Muthukrishnan

 

7. Bio-Based Approaches

Irengbam Barun Mangang, M. Loganathan, R. Jagan Mohan

 

8. Use of Inert Materials for the Management of Stored Product Insects

Monisha Chandran, Loganathan Manickam

           

9. Grain Aeration

V. Chelladurai, D. Praveenkumar, T. Senthilkumar

 

10. Methods of Insect and Mite Management using Extreme Temperatures

Fuji Jian

 

11. Dielectric Heating and Advanced Thermal Technologies

Indumathi C, Ashok Suraj, B.O. Madhu, Ananthika Sharma, S. Shanmugasundaram

 

12. Cold Plasma for the Disinfestation of Stored Grains

R. Anbarasan, R. Mahendran

 

13. Ionizing Radiations

Cristiano Dietrich Ferreira, Aldrey Nathália Ribeiro Corrêa, Nairiane Bilhalva, Paulo Carteri Coradi

 

14. Use of Other Gases

Paulin Patricia P., Meenatchi

 

15. Modifying Gas Concentrations in Storage Environments

Cristiano Dietrich Ferreira, Larissa Alves Rodrigues, Newton da Silva Timm

 

16. Role of Active Packaging in Preventing Insect Infestation in Food Products

L. Kavitha, J. Thendral, M. D. Tejeshwini, S. Anandakumar

 

17. Insect Traps for Monitoring and Management of Stored Product Insects

Suganthy M, K. Senguttuvan, S. Mohan

 

18. Mechanical Approaches for Insect Management in Grain Storage. Detection, Prevention, and Control

P. Vinass Jamali, Vismaya K Sachithanandhan, V. Eyarkai Nambi, M. Loganathan, S. Shanmugasundaram, V. Chandrasekar

 

19. Nano-based Disinfestation Methods for Stored Products

Aditi Negi, J. A. Moses

 

20. Non-Chemical Methods for Grain Protection. Challenges and Future Directions

P. Santhoshkumar, S. Ashwin Kumar, J. A. Moses

 

Biography

Prof. M. Loganathan is the Dean of Academics at the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T), an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India.

Dr. Jeyan A. Moses is Assistant Professor and In-charge of the Computational Modeling and Nanoscale Processing Unit at the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T).