The monitoring of semolina contamination by insect fragments using the light filth method in an Italian mill

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1021-1026

  Trematerra, P ^a   Stejskal, V ^b   Hubert, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Flour mill; IPM; Italy; Light filth method; Semolina

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CRYPTOLESTES; HEXAPODA; NEMAPOGON; ORYZAEPHILUS; PSOCOPTERA; RHYZOPERTHA; SEMOLINA; SITOPHILUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79951852166     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.11.026     Document Type: Article

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