Transcript Mason-Post-Harvest

Post Harvest Pest Management
Team
Dirk Maier
Charles Woloshuk
Linda Mason
Lots of students, tech, post-docs
New chemistry or expanding the label?
• Raw Grain Protectants
–Diacon II
–Spinosad
–Storcide II
Profume Field Testing
Reduce the complexity – Modeling the rows of
machines as one entity – porous medium
Pipes on the top
What is Ozone? How is it Made?
High voltage
O2
O·
ground
O2 + O· = O3
O3
Effects on Insects
Ozone-treated
Control
Chilled Aeration
• Cool any time
• Maintain lower grain
temperatures
• Maintain uniform
moistures
Transferring the idea to the farm
EGPIC
• Electronic Grain Probe
Insect Counter
• Two light beams estimate
size of insect and
particles that fall
• Stores information with
time stamp
• Can send to computer
Detecting insects using CO2
Secure Packaging – Insect Resistant
New Packaging Testing
Pest Identification – Sample analysis