1. Novel non-residual disinfestation strategies in the dried fruit industries Kuru meyve sektörunde desenfeksiyonda kalıntı bırakmayan yeni stratejiler WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

2. Dr. Shlomo NAVARRO Department of Food Science Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, ISRAEL e-mail:<snavarro@volcani.agri.gov.il> website: <www.agri.gov.il/Envir/envir.html> Department of Plant Protection Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) Centre de Cabrils, Barcelona 08348, SPAIN e-mail:<tmp296@irta.es> website: <www.irta.es> WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

3. dried fruits WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

4. Significant global changes in post-harvest of durables: • Development of resistance by insects • Environmental protection (Phase out of MB by 2005) • Consumer demand for pest-free and pesticide-free products WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

5. Insect resistance to treatments • We could kill them if they were large enough!!! WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

6. The globe Ozone layer in North Pole WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

7. Consumer demand for pest-free and pesticide free products WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

8. Essential non-residual insect control methods applicable in the dried fruit industry • Controlled atmospheres • Cold and heat treatment • Irradiation • Biological control • Pheromones • Insect traps • Sanitation • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

9. Alteration of temperature Heat Cold WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

10. Silos equipped with aeration systemused for cooling peanuts Aeration fan WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

11. Grain chilling units WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

12. Biologicalmethods Biological control Pheromones WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

13. Biological control WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

14. Integrated pest management )IPM( in the dried fruit industry WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

15. Three examples on the application of the novel non-residual technologies • Disinfestation of dried fruits using modified atmospheres • Disinfestation of dates using heat • Pheromone traps for insect monitoring WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

16. Example one: Disinfestation of dried fruits using modified atmospheres WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

17. Alterations in the atmospheric gas composition Atmospheric pressure Low or high pressures Controlled atmospheres • Modified atmospheres • Controlled atmospheres • Vacuum • High pressure CO2 WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

18. Carbon dioxide treatment in a flexible Volcani cube WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

19. Application vacuum in flexible structures WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

20. Example two: Disinfestation of dates using heat WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

21. Larvae of nitidulid beetle infesting date WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

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23. Direction of heated airflow Test boxes containing laboratory infested dates WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

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25. Example three:A new concept of using pheromone traps for insect monitoring:e-monitoring WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

26. Pheromones WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

27. Traps for insect monitoring WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

28. e-monitoring Databases contain company specific information Reports facility protocols WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

29. e-monitoring of insects population Traps Insects infestation Map of the working space WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

30. Summer August 1995 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

31. Summer September 1995 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

32. Winter October 1995 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

33. Winter November 1995 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

34. Winter January 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

35. Winter February 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

36. Winter March 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

37. Summer April 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

38. Summer May 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

39. Summer June 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

40. Summer July 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

41. Summer August 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

42. Summer September 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

43. Winter November 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

44. Winter December 1996 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

45. Winter January 1997 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

46. Winter February 1997 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

47. Winter March 1997 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

48. Summer April 1997 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

49. Summer May 1997 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004

50. Summer June 1997 Six years observation on Lasioderma serricorne (F.) population in a warehouse WB Seminar-Izmir May 2004