Abstract
Stored-product insects have been controlled using physical means for thousands of years. The golden rule of sound seed storage, i.e. keep seed cool and dry, was employed in neolithic times in the Nile delta by placing clay jars underground (Levinson and Levinson 1989). Nowadays, physical control of stored-product insects manipulates environmental factors (e.g. temperature, relative humidity, moisture content) in structures containing commodities (silos, elevators, bags, packaging) or forces on a commodity (compression, impaction) and irradiation to reduce or eliminate insect populations (Fields 1992; Banks and Fields 1995; Fields and Muir 1995; Mason and Strait 1998).
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Fields, P.G. (2001). Control of Insects in Post-Harvest: Low Temperature. In: Vincent, C., Panneton, B., Fleurat-Lessard, F. (eds) Physical Control Methods in Plant Protection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04584-8_6
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