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Deliephan A, Phillips TW, Subramanyam B, Aldrich CG, Maille J, Manu N. Efficacy of Liquid Smoke to Mitigate Infestations of the Storage Mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, in a Model Semi-Moist Pet Food. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3188. [PMID: 37893912 PMCID: PMC10603735 DOI: 10.3390/ani13203188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The storage mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae infests a wide range of food products including pet food. Control of this mite depends on chemical methods such as fumigation and spraying with insecticides. Methyl bromide was used as a fumigant for high-value stored products, especially to control mite infestation in dry-cured hams and cheeses, but it is now banned for most uses in many countries because of its atmospheric ozone-depleting effects. Effective alternatives to methyl bromide are needed to develop integrated pest management programs for this pest. Liquid smoke is a naturally derived flavoring and preservative with known antimicrobial properties. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of liquid smoke preparations, with varying phenol and carbonyl concentrations and pH, on the survivability and orientation behavior of T. putrescentiae in a model semi-moist pet food. The mite survivability assays using liquid smoke-treated and untreated semi-moist pet food samples indicated that there was no difference among treatments (p > 0.05) for mite infestation and survival. Two-choice behavioral assays using semi-moist pet food cubes dipped in varying concentrations (0%, 0.3%, 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, or 100% v/v) of liquid smoke preparations found that some of the liquid smoke preparations containing medium to high carbonyl content repelled the mites. In conclusion, liquid smoke did not kill or inhibit the mite population growth in semi-moist pet food. However, some liquid smoke fractions containing medium to high carbonyl content were repellent to mites and may retard mite infestation in stored semi-moist foods.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aiswariya Deliephan
- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; (B.S.); (C.G.A.)
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; (T.W.P.); (J.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; (B.S.); (C.G.A.)
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; (B.S.); (C.G.A.)
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; (T.W.P.); (J.M.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; (T.W.P.); (J.M.); (N.M.)
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Maille JM, Schilling MW, Phillips TW. Efficacy of the Fumigants Propylene Oxide and Ethyl Formate to Control Two Pest Species of Dry-Cured Hams. INSECTS 2023; 14:511. [PMID: 37367327 DOI: 10.3390/insects14060511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The ham mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae and the red-legged ham beetle Necrobia rufipes are harmful pests to several high-valued stored products. The regulatory phase-out of the fumigant methyl bromide necessitates the search for alternative fumigants. Propylene oxide (PPO) and ethyl formate (EF) were therefore evaluated in the laboratory for controlling these pests of dry-cured hams. Concentration-mortality studies at 25 °C of PPO and EF found that the mobile stages of the mites were very susceptible to low concentrations of 10 mg/L and less of each gas, while mite eggs were very tolerant and required 20 mg/L for PPO and 80 mg/L of EF for 100% mortality. Mixed life stage cultures of mites and beetles were treated for 24 h with either PPO or EF at 1× and 2× the estimated 99% lethal doses and confirmed effectiveness for controlling simulated pest populations. The sorptive properties of each gas in chambers with ham pieces, dog food kibbles, or fish meal were minimal for a reduction in mite toxicity when compared to treatments in empty chambers. There was no evidence that any desorbed gas occurred at a level toxic to mite eggs in any of the fumigated commodities. These fumigation studies with ham pests support further work with PPO and EF on any changes in the sensory quality of dry-cured hams for human taste and for commercial-scale fumigations toward regulatory approval.
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- Jacqueline M Maille
- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 W. Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Box 9800 Room 203 Bost Extension Center, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 W. Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Hubert J, Nesvorna M, Bostlova M, Sopko B, Green SJ, Phillips TW. The Effect of Residual Pesticide Application on Microbiomes of the Storage Mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 85:1527-1540. [PMID: 35840683 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-02072-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Arthropods can host well-developed microbial communities, and such microbes can degrade pesticides and confer tolerance to most types of pests. Two cultures of the stored-product mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae, one with a symbiotic microbiome containing Wolbachia and the other without Wolbachia, were compared on pesticide residue (organophosphate: pirimiphos-methyl and pyrethroid: deltamethrin, deltamethrin + piperonyl butoxide)-containing diets. The microbiomes from mite bodies, mite feces and debris from the spent mite diet were analyzed using barcode sequencing. Pesticide tolerance was different among mite cultures and organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides. The pesticide residues influenced the microbiome composition in both cultures but without any remarkable trend for mite cultures with and without Wolbachia. The most influenced bacterial taxa were Bartonella-like and Bacillus for both cultures and Wolbachia for the culture containing this symbiont. However, there was no direct evidence of any effect of Wolbachia on pesticide tolerance. The high pesticide concentration residues in diets reduced Wolbachia, Bartonella-like and Bacillus in mites of the symbiotic culture. This effect was low for Bartonella-like and Bacillus in the asymbiotic microbiome culture. The results showed that the microbiomes of mites are affected by pesticide residues in the diets, but the effect is not systemic. No actual detoxification effect by the microbiome was observed for the tested pesticides.
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- Jan Hubert
- Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, CZ-161 06, Prague 6 - Ruzyne, Czechia.
- Department of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, CZ-165 00, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czechia.
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- Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, CZ-161 06, Prague 6 - Ruzyne, Czechia
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- Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, CZ-161 06, Prague 6 - Ruzyne, Czechia
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicna 1594/7, CZ-128 44, Prague 2 - New Town, Czechia
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- Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, CZ-161 06, Prague 6 - Ruzyne, Czechia
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- Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility, Rush University, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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Shao W, Campbell YL, Phillips TW, Freeman C, Zhang X, Hendrix JD, To KV, Dinh T, Rogers WD, Schilling MW. Using liquid smoke to control infestations of the ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, on dry-cured hams during aging. Meat Sci 2023; 200:109139. [PMID: 36933497 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Eight treatments of edible coatings and nets including liquid smoke (SP and 24P) and xanthan gum (XG) were used to evaluate their effectiveness at controlling mite growth on dry-cured hams. Mite growth was controlled (P < 0.05) in both coating and netting treatments of 1% SP + 1% XG. Increasing SP concentration from 1% to 2% in the SP only treatments without XG did not control mite growth (P > 0.05) in the coating but controlled mite growth (P < 0.05) when infused in the nets. Both coating and netting treatments with 2% 24P + 1% XG controlled mite growth (P < 0.05), and ham cubes with 1% and 2% 24P in infused nets had mite numbers of 4.6 and 9.4, respectively. SP did not impact the sensory attributes of the ham. Results indicate that liquid smoke can potentially be added in coatings or ham nets to control mites and used in an integrated pest management program for dry-cured hams.
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- Wenjie Shao
- School of Food and Bio-engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chengdu 610039, China
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- Prestage Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- School of Human Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Research and Development Ingredient Solutions, Tyson, Tulsa, AR, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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Yang X, Liu YB, Singh R, Phillips TW. Nitric Oxide Fumigation for Control of Ham Mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 115:501-507. [PMID: 35148392 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae), is a common pest infesting several stored products, particularly the aged hams. In this study, we reported the efficacy of nitric oxide (NO) fumigation, a recently discovered fumigation treatment under the ultra-low oxygen environment, at various concentrations and time under the laboratory conditions at 25°C against different mite stages on both dietary media and ham meat. Our results showed that NO fumigation was effective against all mite stages and 100% control was achieved. Generally, the egg was the most tolerant stage and required 48-, 24-, 16-, and 8-h treatments to achieve 100% mortality at 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2% NO concentration on dietary media, respectively. Tyrophagus putrescentiae mobile immatures and adult stages were less tolerant, and 100% mortality was achieved after 16-, 8-, 8-, and 4-h treatment at 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2% NO, respectively. The median lethal concentration (LC50) of NO on egg was 0.86, 0.68, and 0.32% for 8-, 16-, and 24-h treatments. In addition, a confirmatory test was conducted on ham meat at 0.5 and 1.0% of NO and similar efficacy was found. Complete control of egg was achieved after 48- and 24-h treatment at 0.5 and 1.0% of NO, respectively, and larvae and adult mites were 100% controlled after 16 and 8 h at 0.5 and 1.0% of NO, respectively. Our results demonstrated that NO fumigation was effective against T. putrescentiae and can be a potential alternative treatment to methyl bromide for cured-ham pest control.
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- Xiangbing Yang
- USDA-ARS, Subtropical Horticultural Research Station, Miami, FL, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Protection and Improvement Unit, Salinas, CA, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Protection and Improvement Unit, Salinas, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Green SJ, Nesvorna M, Hubert J. The Negative Effects of Feces-Associated Microorganisms on the Fitness of the Stored Product Mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:756286. [PMID: 35359745 PMCID: PMC8961420 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.756286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Feces have been suggested as a major source of microorganisms for recolonization of the gut of stored product mites via coprophagy. The mites can host microorganisms that decrease their fitness, but their transmission is not known. To address the role of fecal microbiota on mite fitness, we performed an experimental study in which the surfaces of mite (Tyrophagus putrescentiae) eggs were sterilized. Mites eggs (15 per experimental box) were then hatched and grown on feedstock with and without feces. These experiments were conducted with four distinct T. putrescentiae populations (5L, 5K, 5N, and 5P), and mite population density after 21 day of cultivation was used to assess mite fitness and the impact of fecal microbiota on fitness. Population density was not affected by the presence of feces in two of the cultures (5L and 5K), while significant effects of feces were observed in the other cultures (5N and 5P). Mite culture microbial communities were analyzed using cultivation-independent next-generation amplicon sequencing of microbial 16S and 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes in the fitness influenced populations (5N and 5P). Several microbial taxa were associated with fecal treatments and reduced mite fitness, including Staphylococcus and Bartonella-like bacteria, and the fungal genera Yamadazyma, Candida, and Aspergillus. Although coprophagy is the transmission route mites used to obtain beneficial gut bacteria such as Bartonella-like organisms, the results of this study demonstrate that fecal-associated microorganisms can have negative effects on some populations of T. putrescentiae fitness, and this may counteract the positive effects of gut symbiont acquisition.
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- Stefan J. Green
- Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility, Rush University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czechia
- *Correspondence: Jan Hubert, ;
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Manu N, Schilling MW, Phillips TW. Natural and Synthetic Repellents for Pest Management of the Storage Mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae). INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12080711. [PMID: 34442277 PMCID: PMC8396925 DOI: 10.3390/insects12080711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Simple Summary The ham mite is the major pest of dry-cured hams, aged cheeses, and specialty pet foods that are high in fats and proteins. Ham mites are also known to cause allergies in some cases for humans. The toxic fumigant gas methyl bromide had been used for years to control this mite pest, but it is being phased out of use due to its impact on the protective ozone layer of the earth’s upper atmosphere. Ham producers now require alternatives to methyl bromide for controlling mites. We conducted laboratory experiments with food-safe synthetic and plant-derived chemical repellents to keep mites away from dry cured hams. Our results showed that several of these repellents could effectively prevent ham mites from contacting and staying on treated pieces of ham, and that they would readily go to untreated ham pieces when given a choice. Further experiments found that mites would not feed on nor produce offspring when held on ham pieces coated with oils from thyme, lemon grass, rose, or a mixture of naturally occurring fat molecules. Our experiments suggest that these food-safe repellents might protect dry-cured hams from mites during their time in aging rooms by application to racks on which hams are aged or to the nets and packaging in which hams are held. Abstract The fumigant pesticide methyl bromide (MB) was used for stored products, but it is now banned for most uses in many countries as an ozone-depleting substance. MB was the only pesticide used to manage the ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, which is the most significant pest of dry cured hams. Effective alternatives to MB are needed to develop integrated pest management (IPM) programs for this pest. This study evaluated plant essential oils and food-safe compounds as repellents to directly protect hams from infestation. Experiments to assess the repellency to orientation, oviposition, and population growth of mites on pieces of aged country hams were conducted. Test compounds at different concentrations were dissolved in respective solvents and compared to the solvent control. Results showed that C8910, a mixture of three short-chain fatty acids, and the sesquiterpene ketone nootkatone had repellency indices of (RI) of 85.6% and 82.3%, respectively, at a concentration of 0.1 mg/cm2, when applied to a Petri dish arena. DEET and icaridin were also tested but performed poorly with RIs below 70% even at 0.1 mg/cm2.The monoterpene alcohol geraniol had the highest RI of 96.3% at 0.04 mg/cm2. Ham pieces dipped in C8910 and nootkatone at 150 ppm each had RIs of 89.3% and 82.8%, respectively. In general, as the concentrations of test compounds increased, the numbers of eggs that were laid on these treated ham cubes decreased after the 48 h exposure time. Ham pieces dipped in different concentrations of test compounds and then inoculated with 20 adult mites showed a significant decrease in mite population growth compared to control pieces after 14 days. The results of these experiments suggest that some plant secondary metabolites and synthetic food-safe compounds could serve as potential alternatives for managing mites on hams.
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- Naomi Manu
- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA;
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- Department of Food Science Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA;
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA;
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Shi Y, Li X, Huang A. Multivariate analysis approach for assessing coated dry-cured ham flavor quality during long-term storage. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 58:651-659. [PMID: 33568859 PMCID: PMC7847921 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-020-04579-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of coatings on the quality of ripened dry-cured hams during long-term storage, especially the profile of volatile compounds. The coatings were made up of 33% palm oil, 16.5% water, 39.7% cassava starch, 6.8% corn starch, 1.6% mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, 0.6% tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), and 1.8% sodium carbonate. The results showed that the moisture content of the coated ham (48.93-49.59%) was higher than that of the noncoated ham (44.37%). The average peroxide value (POV) and b* value were lower in the coated hams than in the noncoated hams (5.52 and 8.99 meq/kg, respectively), and the sensory attributes of the coated hams had better overall acceptability scores. The changes in the contents of 39 volatile flavor compounds were evaluated through a multivariate statistical analysis, revealing that 20 identified compounds could be related to the decrease in fat pungent aroma, and most belonged to the long-chain benzene and carboxylic acid family. Meanwhile, 2-nonanone, nonanal, amyl alcohol, and 2-heptanone indicated that they could be used as markers to distinguish between the coated and noncoated groups.
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- Yanan Shi
- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Dong Heng Economic and Trade Group Co., Ltd., Qujing, 655000 Yunnan People’s Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan People’s Republic of China
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Hasan MM, Aikins MJ, Schilling MW, Phillips TW. Comparison of Methyl Bromide and Phosphine for Fumigation of Necrobia rufipes (Coleoptera: Cleridae) and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae), Pests of High-Value Stored Products. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 113:1008-1014. [PMID: 31832645 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fumigation with methyl bromide has been a long established and effective method for controlling many pests of stored products, including the key major pests that infest dry-cured hams, aged cheese, and other value-added durable stored products. Methyl bromide had been widely used for the disinfestation of dry-cured ham facilities in the United States, but is now phased out of use since it is an ozone-depleting substance. This paper reports laboratory studies to evaluate the efficacies of methyl bromide and phosphine for controlling two of the key arthropod pests of dry-cured hams and aged cheeses. Larvae of the red-legged ham beetle, Necrobia rufipes (Fabricius), were the most tolerant life stages when treated with either phosphine or methyl bromide for 48 h exposure at 23°C, whereas eggs of the mold mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank), were slightly more tolerant than mobile stages for both compounds. Under laboratory conditions, complete control was achieved for the both species with concentrations of 0.85 and 4.0 g/m3 of phosphine and methyl bromide, respectively, at 48 h exposure. The results give new information for judicious use of the existing stocks of methyl bromide, whether for pest mitigation or to help in developing a quarantine treatment schedule with that gas. Phosphine shows good potential as an effective alternative to methyl bromide, but if it was to be adopted as a fumigant in the dry-cured ham industry, methods to prevent metal corrosion would need to be designed and effectively implemented.
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- Md Mahbub Hasan
- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 W. Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS
- Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 W. Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS
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- Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 W. Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS
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Zhang X, Byron MD, Goddard J, Phillips TW, Schilling MW. Use of Lard, Food Grade Propylene Glycol, and Polysaccharides in Infused Nets to Control Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank; Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) Infestation on Dry Cured Hams. MEAT AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.22175/mmb2017.09.0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) is controlled in the U.S. dry cured ham industry with methyl bromide (MB) fumigation. However, MB fumigation is being phased out of use since it is an ozone depleting substance. The objective of this research was to evaluate ham nets that were infused with lard, propylene glycol (PG) and polysaccharide coating for their efficacy at controlling mite infestations on dry cured ham cubes from hams that were aged for 4 to 6 mo. Results indicated that fewer T. putrescentiae (P < 0.05) were on ham cubes with treated nets containing PG when compared to the number of mites on ham cubes with untreated nets over 10 wk of storage. Lard infused nets without PG did not decrease the mite population (P > 0.05). The net without coating slowed the growth and reproduction of T. putrescentiae since net controls had fewer mites (P < 0.05) than controls without nets. Fungi were not present on ham cubes that were treated with PG-containing nets over 10 wk of storage with a few exceptions. In conclusion, lard and xanthan gum, or carrageenan + propylene glycol alginate treated nets containing the medium concentration of PG effectively inhibited mite reproduction and fungal growth on dry cured ham and could potentially be used in an integrated pest management program to control mites on dry cured hams.
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- Xue Zhang
- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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- Mississippi State University Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
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- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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Campbell YL, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Abbar S, Phillips TW, Schilling MW. Mite Control and Sensory Evaluations of Dry-Cured Hams with Food-Grade Coatings. MEAT AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.22175/mmb2017.06.0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank; Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae), is the predominant pest of dry-cured pork during aging. This research was conducted 1) to determine the minimal concentrations of propylene glycol necessary for food grade coatings to control mites; and 2) to determine if sensory differences could be detected in hams that were treated with food grade coatings in commercial facilities using difference from control sensory tests. Ham cubes coated with either xanthan gum + 15% propylene glycol or propylene glycol alginate + carrageenan + 7.5% propylene glycol were the lowest propylene glycol concentrations that were effective (P < 0.05) at controlling mite infestations under laboratory conditions. Whole hams from commercial plants that were dipped with coatings were slightly different (P < 0.05) from the non-dipped control hams with respect to flavor, texture and moistness in the first trial. However, hams sprayed with coatings, a lower-cost application than dipping, did not cause sensory differences (P > 0.05) when compared to the control with respect to flavor, texture, moistness, and weight loss in trial 2. This research indicated that dry-cured ham processors could potentially spray these coatings on dry-cured hams during aging to control mite infestations in their plants without negatively impacting the sensory quality of the hams.
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- Y. L. Campbell
- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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- Kansas State University Department of Entomology
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- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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Zhang X, Campbell YL, Phillips TW, Abbar S, Goddard J, Schilling MW. Application of Food-Grade Ingredients to Nets for Dry Cured Hams to Control Mite Infestations. MEAT AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.22175/mmb2017.02.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Infestations of Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank; Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae), known as the ham mite, may occur on dry cured hams during the aging process. The fumigant methyl bromide is currently used to control mite infestations, but it will eventually not be available for use since it contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer. The use of ham nets treated with xanthan gum, carrageenan, propylene glycol alginate, and propylene glycol food-grade ingredients on mite orientation to or oviposition on treated or untreated ham cubes, and mite reproduction and population growth over a 10-wk period was evaluated. Behavioral tests indicated that more than 95% of the mites oriented to the ham cubes that were wrapped in untreated nets when compared to treated nets and no eggs were laid on the latter. The reproduction assays demonstrated that there were fewer (P < 0.05) T. putrescentiae produced over a 2-wk period on ham cubes covered with both gum and propylene glycol treated nets, when compared to the untreated or gum-only treated nets over the 10-wk storage period of the experiment. Medium and high concentrations of propylene glycol treatments showed the lowest reproductive rates of mites. No more than 4 mites could be found on each of these treatments in comparison to 200 to 300 mites that were recorded on the untreated hams. This study demonstrated efficacy of using the nets treated with food-grade ingredients during ham aging to control mite infestations on a laboratory scale. Further research will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of the same treated nets on whole hams in commercial aging rooms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xue Zhang
- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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- Kansas State University Department of Entomology
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- Mississippi State University Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
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- Mississippi State University Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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Efficacy of Controlled Atmosphere Treatments to Manage Arthropod Pests of Dry-Cured Hams. INSECTS 2016; 7:insects7030044. [PMID: 27598209 PMCID: PMC5039557 DOI: 10.3390/insects7030044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Research here explored the use of controlled atmospheres (CA) for managing arthropod pests that infest dry-cured hams. Experiments were conducted with low oxygen (O2) achieved with low pressure under a vacuum, high carbon dioxide (CO2), and ozone (O3). Results showed that both low O2 and high CO2 levels required exposures up to 144 h to kill 100% of all stages of red-legged ham beetle, Necrobia rufipes (De Geer) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) and ham mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) at 23 °C. In addition, both low O2 and high CO2 had no significant mortality against the ham beetle and ham mites at short exposures ranging from 12 to 48 h. Ham beetles were more tolerant than ham mites to an atmosphere of 75.1% CO2 and low pressure of 25 mm Hg, which imposed an atmosphere estimated at 0.9% O2. Both low O2 and high CO2 trials indicated that the egg stages of both species were more tolerant than other stages tested, but N. rufipes eggs and pupae were more susceptible than larvae and adults to high concentration ozone treatments. The results indicate that O3 has potential to control ham beetles and ham mites, particularly at ≈166 ppm in just a 24 h exposure period, but O3 is known from other work to have poor penetration ability, thus it may be more difficult to apply effectively than low O2 or high CO2. would be. CA treatment for arthropod pests of dry-cured hams show promise as components of integrated pest management programs after methyl bromide is no longer available for use.
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