The International Conferences on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products (CAF) have become the major international forum for reporting advances in research and development of gaseous treatments for the preservation of stored commodities.
The conferences, which are held every four years, encompass the broad range of durable and other commodities held in storage that utilise controlled atmosphere or fumigation - provided the treatments are directed to the control of pests.
Products such as cereal grains, legumes, root crops, dried fruits, nuts and vegetables, and other agricultural products including bulbs and flowers are covered by these conferences. However, the CAF conferences do not cover controlled atmosphere CA treatments for quality preservation of fresh agricultural products.
This conference will be the 7th in the series. Held against the background of i) the continuing phase out of methyl bromide, with the associated requirement for alternatives to replace it and ii) the need to ensure the continued and sustainable availability of phosphine against the pressures of increasing resistance to this valuable fumigant - as the frontline replacement for methyl bromide.
It has as its theme - Sustainable Fumigation and Controlled Atmosphere Alternatives. Aspects of this theme will be reflected in plenary and session presentations to be delivered by invited and contributing authors throughout the conference.
Official opening of the CAF2004 - International Conference on Controlled Atmospheres and Fumigation
JIM VARGHESE
Progress in research on fumigants and controlled atmospheres - what do we need to know?
Ch. REICHMUTH
CAF'83 -'04...from Concept to Mission Critical
D. FEINBERG
The effect of phosphine applications on mortality of the sawtooth grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae)
K. AKAN and A. G. FERIZLI
Low oxygen requirements for population control of two mite species of stored grain
S. T. CONYERS AND C. H. BELL
The rapid disinfestation of grain with VAPORMATE™, a formulation of ethyl formate with CO2
K.A. DAMCEVSKI, G. DOJCHINOV, and V.S. HARITOS
Quick stored products disinfestation before processing: one or two day phosphine fumigation.
P. DUCOM, ROUSSEL and V. STEFANINI
Respiratory response of insects to controlled atmospheres and fumigants
V.S. HARITOS and G. DOJCHINOV
Efficacy of controlled atmospheres against phosphine-resistant strains of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) originating From different countries
M. M. HASAN, CH. REICHMUTH and C. ADLER
The fumigant behaviour of ethyl formate mixed with natural plant products
BYUNG-HO LEE, YONGLIN REN and DAPHNE MAHON
Green peas disinfestation with deltamethrin and phosphine.
A.S. DUPUIS, P. DUCOM and F. FLEURAT-LESSARD
Mortality of life stages of Carpophilus dimidiatus (F.) exposed to carbon dioxide atmosphere
O. O. ODEYEMI, O. A. GBAYE and D A. T. ABORISADE
Bioactivity of essential oil from Hyptis suaveolens against storage mycoflora
N. SHARMA and U.K.VERMA
Broad-spectrum herbal fumigant formulation for the management of stored grain pests
A.C. SHUKLA, ANURADHA SHUKLA, R.C. MISHRA, and A. DIKSHIT
The use of modified atmospheres for controlling almond moth, Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)
S. TÜTÜNCÜ, M. EMEKCI and S. NAVARRO
Needs for national and international collaboration in training on fumigation and conservation of stored products in central Africa (the case of Cameroon).
M. MOUEN
The cocoa atlas - a milestone in cocoa research
R. W. MATISSEK
Current status of agro-product storage in Vietnam
TRINH DINH HOA
Managing phosphine resistance in grain insects through international collaboration
G.J. DAGLISH, P.J. COLLINS and M.K. NAYAK
Appropriate technology for maintaining grain quality in small-scale storage
JOSEPH F. RICKMAN AND EUGENE AQUINO
The applicability of controlled atmospheres as an alternative to methyl bromide in the dried fruits in Turkey
M. EMEKCI, A.G. FERIZLI, S. TÜTÜNCÜ and S. NAVARRO
Using ozone for controlling bean thrips in the navels of oranges being exported to Australia
J.G. LEESCH, J.S. TEBBETS and J.C. TEBBETS
Ethylene oxide [ETO]: suggested quarantine fumigation dosage
J. B. MCMAHON; S. R. BISHOP; R. F. RYAN
Propylene oxide as an alternative to MB for quarantine purposes
A. A. ISIKBER, S. NAVARRO, S. FINKELMAN, M. RINDNER and R. DIAS
The use of ethyl formate for space fumigation of dried vine fruit
C.R. TARR, R. REUSS, P.R. CLINGELEFFER, and P. ANNIS
Advances in hermetic storage as a methyl bromide replacement
P. VILLERS, T. DE BRUIN, and S. NAVARRO
A trial on the use of Eco2fume in a wheat silo in Vietnam
NGUYEN BAO SON
Development of a methyl bromide alternative for the control of stored product insects using a vacuum technology
S. NAVARRO, S. FINKELMAN, J. DONAHAYE, A. ISIKBER, M. RINDNER and R. DIAS
Fumigation made easy and clean with phosphine generators
P. P. ASHER
New phosphine fumigation possibilities using the Horn Diluphos System®, Vaporph3os® and the Fosfoquim phosphine monitor®.
FRANZISKUS HORN, PEDRO HORN and JEREMIAH SULLIVAN
Vapormate™ [non-flammable ETF/CO2 fumigant]: update
S. R. BISHOP, and R. F. RYAN
Developing fumigation protocols to manage strongly phosphine-resistant rice weevils, Sitophilus oryzae (L.).
M.K. NAYAK, P.J. COLLINS and H. PAVIC
Investigation into control of phosphine-resistant Sitophilus oryzae in small sealed silos fumigated with phosphine.
C.R. NEWMAN, G.J. DAGLISH, B.E. WALLBANK and P. BURRILL
Grain protectants and phosphine resistance of stored insect pests in Vietnam
BUI THI TUYET NHUNG, DUONG MINH TU
Mortality of phosphine-resistant and susceptible Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha dominica , exposed to constant, fluctuating and falling concentrations of phosphine
DIANXUAN WANG, and P.J. COLLINS
Integrated pest management strategies used in stored grain in Brazil to prevent phosphine resistance
I. LORINI
Characterisation of response to phosphine in adults of representative strains of Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.), Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) from China
YANG CAO and G. DAGLISH
Discussion on methods of treating residues of aluminium phosphide formulations
P. P. ASHER
Controlled atmospheres - a European perspective
S. T. CONYERS and C. H. BELL
Fate of 35
S-labelled carbonyl sulfide on grains and their fractions
YONGLIN REN AND DAPHNE MAHON
Fumigation - South African trends and requirements
D.R. SAUVAGE
Protecting food and feed in today's political climate - the role of the U.S. safety act
R. R. STEWART
Benchmarking - what makes a good fumigation?
S. RAJENDRAN
Occupational health and safety and environmental issues: research developments
J. LEESCH
Evaluating a remote monitoring device for stored grain insects in a commercial facility
E.L. BONJOUR, T.W. PHILLIPS, R. LARSON, and D. SHUMAN
Performance and cost effectiveness of the Horn Diluphos system for grain fumigation at Ausbulk Wallaroo grain terminal
P. COOPER and J. TUMAMBING
Comparative standards for fumigants, controlled and modified atmospheres
C P F DE LIMA
Field accuracy of handheld phosphine detection instruments during setup and controlling fumigation
H. G PETERSON
A Model for Selecting Tablet vs Pellet Dosages in Storages with Closed Loop Fumigation (CLF) Systems.
R. T. NOYES and T. W. PHILLIPS
Using mixed age cultures to establish fumigation parameters
B. W. BRIDGEMAN
Storage behavior of rice and rice bran in hermetically sealed container
C. V. DE DIOS, D. G, NATIVIDAD, E. A. TAMPOC, and L. G. JAVIER
Precision fumigation with Profume™ gas fumigant as an IPM tool in stored product pest management
BH. SUBRAMANYAM, S. K. PRABHAKARAN, and B. M. SCHNEIDER
The fumigation of freight containers
BERND MUSSMANN AND FRANK ARNOLD
International collaboration in developing CAF solutions
G. JOHNSON
Quarantine - issues and research developments
L. ZETTLER
New method of phosphine and carbon dioxide application and its optimisation
I.C. CHADDA, K. JAYRAJ, AND A.V. DHURI
Use of ionising radiation in interaction with fumigants towards management of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
V.K. MEHTA, G.R. SETHI, A.K. GARG and R.K. SETH
Challenges of monitoring fumigant concentrations in the field - instruments to measure fumigation and environmental exposure to VAPORMATETM.
G. DOJCHINOV and V.S. HARITOS
Studies of phosphine as a fumigant for dried fruit under tarpaulin covers
A.G. FERIZLI, M. EMEKCI, S. TUTUNCU and S. NAVARRO
Using carbon dioxide to enhance the efficacy of phosphine fumigation
GUO DAOLIN, YAN XIAOPING, QIN ZHANGGUI, YANG LONGDE, YANG ZILI and JIANG TIANKE
An evaluation of the permeability to phosphine through different polymers used for the bag storage of grain
A. MAROOF and R.F. MOMEN
A modern fumigation odyssey
J. B. MUELLER
Advances in modified atmospheres; novel application methods and research needs
S. NAVARRO, J. DONAHAYE, and S. FINKELMAN
Retrofit Suction Aeration and Closed Loop Fumigation (CLF) Systems for Concrete Silos
R. T. NOYES
QuickPHlo-C™: recent developments in controlled, slow generation of phosphine
C J WATERFORD, P P ASHER, and W. OWENS
Precision fumigation of a silo with Profume™
G.L. WELLER, S. PRATT, T. ATKINSON and B. SCHNEIDER
Phosphine fumigation of bagged and bulk paddy in southern China using conventional and slow release application
ZENG LING, ZHANG XINFU, SHANG ZHITIAN, TIAN YUANFANG, LUO ZHONGWEN, and HUANG ZHIJUN
Vacuum as a methyl bromide alternative for disinfestation of durable and fresh commodities
T.W. PHILLIPS, R. HULASARE, S. LIU and G. HALLMAN
(CP7.1) Propylene oxide, a versatile fumigant, a safe pesticide
T. E. GRIFFITH
(P1) Cylinderized phosphine fumigants: sustainable alternatives for the 21st century
B.J. MCSWIGAN, R. CAVASIN, M. DEPALO
Development of acceptable guidelines for the testing the effectiveness of new techniques and new fumigants
B.W. BRIDGEMAN
Strategic use of high concentration phosphine fumigation as a replacement for methyl bromide in pre-shipment disinfestation of bulk grains
B.W. BRIDGEMAN
Toxicity of ethanedinitrile (C2N2) to timber or wood related insect pests
HELEN ANN DOWSETT and YONGLIN REN
Evaluation of a large, modern warehouse storage designed and constructed for application of carbon dioxide
GUO DAOLIN, TU JIE , LAN SHENGBIN, GAO YING, DING CHAOMING, WANG SHUANGLIN, ZHANG HUACHANG, YANG ZHAO, DING JIANWU, MA HONGLIN, HE QILE, CAO LEXIN, LIAO GUIYONG, MA ZHONGPING, and LONG LIGUANG
Winter fumigation of a farm silo with phosphine
J.C. HOLLOWAY, B.E. WALLBANK, and K.E. SMITH
Flavour volatiles in dry cocoa beans
W. A. JONFIA-ESSIEN, P. G. ALDERSON and R. LINFORTH
Alternative methods of stored grain fumigation
I. KALINOVIC, M. IVEZIC, and V. ROZMAN
Residues of phosphine in cocoa beans after fumigation and its effect on the rusty grain beetle Cryptolestes ferrugineus
D. KLEMENTZ and CH. REICHMUTH
An estimation method for the fumigant gas permeability rate through plastic films by a cup method
Y. KOBARA, S. ISHIHARA, K. OHTSU, T. HORIO, and S. ENDO
Phytotoxicity of ethyl formate, carbon disulfide and sulfuryl fluoride - laboratory studies and seed store trials with carbon disulfide and Vapormate™
D. MAHON, Y. REN and P. R BURRILL
Surpressing Moth Populations
D. K. MUELLER
A sustainable alternative to phosphine gas
M. PERERA, A. KNIGHT, R. FLORES VARGAS, R. EMERY and A. BARTON
Modified atmosphere storage of milled rice in mobile containers
M. RAHIM
Control of the silverfish Lepisma saccharina with sulfuryl fluoride
CH. REICHMUTH, G, BINKER, and M. FAULDE
Phosphine resistance in the stored product pest insects rusty grain beetle Cryptolestes ferrugineus and granary weevil Sitophilus granarius
CH. REICHMUTH, D. KLEMENTZ, W. RASSMANN, M. STENGLEIN, and M. M†NZEL.
Carbon dioxide and biological control as an alternative in stored product pest management
J. RIUDAVETS, M.J PONS, and C. CASTAÑÉ
Biosecurity applications of ethanedinitrile (C2N2) fumigation
B.J. SMITH, AND R. REUSS
Pyrethroid netting for protection of unprocessed dried vine fruit from insect pests
C. R. TARR, J.M. ADAMS and P. R. CLINGELEFFER
The development of resistance to phosphine in the northern region of the Australian grain belt
P.M. TAYLOR, and P.J. COLLINS
Field trial of recirculation fumigation using aluminium phosphide tablets placed on the surface of the grain mass in a large horizontal warehouse
J. XING, J. LI
Sorption of phosphine by wheat, paddy and corn
YAN XIAOPING, QIN ZHANGGUI, GUO DAOLIN and LI WANWU
Innovations to improve the efficacy of phosphine against highly resistant Cryptolestes ferrugineus
YAN XIAOPING, LI WANWU, PU WEI, LIU ZUOWEI, CHEN DAXIANG, MU LIANGJING and ZHANG JINSONG