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The effect of high temperature storage on the capacity of an ice-nucleating-active bacterium and fungus to reduce insect cold-tolerance.

Author(s) : FIELDS P., POULEUR S., RICHARD C.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Cold treatment is used to control the cucujid Cryptolestes ferrugineus, the predominant insect pest of stored grain in Canada. However, because it is difficult to cool the grain enough to control C. ferrugineus quickly, ways were examined to reduce the cold-tolerance of adult C. ferrugineus, the most cold-hardy stage. The results suggest that Pseudomonas syringae is stable enough to reduce C. ferrugineus cold-tolerance after several weeks on warm grain. Possible ways to increase the ice-nucleating activity of G. avenacea are discussed.

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  • Original title: The effect of high temperature storage on the capacity of an ice-nucleating-active bacterium and fungus to reduce insect cold-tolerance.
  • Record ID : 1996-2935
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Can. Entomol. - vol. 127 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1995

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