Effect of cold plasma on insect infestation and keeping quality of stored wheat flour

Sutar, Swapnil A.; Thirumdas, Rohit; Chaudhari, Bhushan B.; Deshmukh, Rajendra R.; Annapure, Uday S.

doi:10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101774

Effect of cold plasma on insect infestation and keeping quality of stored wheat flour

Cold plasma has been applied as an alternative technology for pest control of stored commodities. Wheat flour is infested with three different insect species and subjected to plasma treatment at two power levels (40 W and 60 W) with three-time intervals. Further, the growth of larvae and pupae of…