About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Insecticide, Food irradiation, School head lice policy, LUBILOSA, Nematode, Integrated pest management, Electric fence, Pesticide application, Mosquito control, International Organization for Biological Control, Mating disruption, Mousetrap, National Pest Technicians Association, Orkin, Mosquito laser, Billy the Exterminator, Rats in New York City, Bug zapper, Growing-degree day, Green Pest Management, Pyrethrin, Electronic pest control, Truly Nolen, Pheromone trap, William Moore, Colorado Beetle Kill, Four Pests Campaign, Animal repellent, Fly-killing device, Beneficial organism, Flyswatter, Shooting, shoveling, and shutting up, Fumigation, Lime sulfur, Insecticidal soap, Cat repeller, Terminix, Fly-whisk, Fogger, Rat-catcher, Molecatcher, Rat trap, Roach bait, Molluscicide, Agricultural spray adjuvant, Operation Cat Drop, M44, Radio activated guard box, Radio wave pest control, Animal Control Products Limited, Vector control, Remote-controlled animal, Chemosterilant, Trophobiosis, Aircraft disinsection, Ovitrap, University of California, Riverside Insectary and Quarantine Facilities, Poison shyness, Squirrel baffle, Timms Trap, Larvex Corporation, White oil, Wettable powder, Forest IPM, Copper tape, Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Acceleron Seed Treatment System, Economic threshold. Excerpt: Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation to destroy microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, or insects that might be present in the food. Further applications include sprout inhibition, delay of ripening, increase of juice yield, and improvement of re-hydration. Irradiated food does not become radioactive, but in some cases there may be subtle chemical changes. Irradiation is a more general term of the exposure of materials to radiation to achieve a techn...
