Irradiation to Control Quarantine Insects in Exported Fresh Commodities: Pioneering Generic Doses

摘要

World trade in agricultural commodities continues to grow. As agricultural trade expands, it increases the risk of introducing exotic insects into new areas where they may became plant pests. The establishment of new pests can be costly due to increased crop damage, control programs, and quarantine restrictions on trade. Quarantine or phytosanitary treatments such as cold, fumigation, heat, and irradiation disinfest host commodities of insect pests before they are exported to areas where the pests do not occur.