Food processors, warehouse managers and store retailers have a big economic interest in keeping pests at bay. That's why scientists in the U.S. have developed a method to keep insects, such as moths, beetles and their larvae, from damaging and contaminating stored products. Researchers at the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, Fla., have developed a new monitoring method using a combination of trapping and spatial analysis to locate infestations. Spatial analysis procedures establish the relationship between the number of insects trapped in a specific time period and their proximity to the infestation source.
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