CHARACTERIZATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS RELEASED BY STORED GRAIN INSECTS

Detecting the presence of insects at low densities can avoid total deterioration of stored grains because corrective actions can be implemented early. Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) are the major insect pests of the Canadian grain handling industry. Identificat...

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Main Author: THIRUPPATHI, SENTHILKUMAR
Other Authors: Jayas,Digvir (Biosystems Engineering)
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4195