Effectiveness of different high temperatures to control stored-product beetles (different species) on stored rice grain / Normazura Ismail and Nur'Amira Hamid

• Main Authors: Ismail, Normazura, Hamid, Nur’Amira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Pulau Pinang 2019
• Subjects: Electric heating. Resistance heating; Control of production systems; Cereals and grain. Milling industry
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27147/1/AJ_NORMAZURA%20ISMAIL%20EAJ%20P%2019_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27147/

Heat treatment is being chosen to be an alternative to replace the use of methyl bromide. It involved raising and maintaining the temperature in the warehouse or storage of grain between 50°C to 60°C to control the stored product beetles. The duration may vary from 6 hours to 24 hours based on the t...