Laboratory Evaluation of the USDA Rapid Nondestructive Stored Products Insect Detector.

Abstract

Tests conducted in the laboratory determined that the insect detector (second prototype) could distinguish between a sample with three live insects per pound and an uninfested sample of stored food products. The detector could not differentiate between no infestation and one insect in 5-pound packaged commodities or a 1-pound sample of whole grain. The length of time necessary to test a sample and extrinsic interferences from various sources made the first and second prototypes of the hidden insect detector operationally unsatisfactory. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084090

Entities

People

  • Donald P. Driggers
  • James H. Nelson
  • James T. Kardatzke
  • Leroy M. Anderson

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Disease Vectors
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Health Services
  • Insect Control
  • Insects
  • Instrumentation
  • Lepidoptera
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Standards
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

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