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Manuscript Status 2004. PUBLISHED: Feng, X., J. D. Hansen, B. Biasi, J. Tang, and E. J. Mitcham. 2004. Use of hot water treatment to control codling moths in harvested California ‘Bing’ sweet cherries. Postharv. Biol. Technol. 31: 51-58.
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PUBLISHED: • Feng, X., J. D. Hansen, B. Biasi, J. Tang, and E. J. Mitcham. 2004. Use of hot water treatment to control codling moths in harvested California ‘Bing’ sweet cherries. Postharv. Biol. Technol. 31: 51-58. • Hansen, J. D., S. R. Drake, M. L. Heidt, M. A. Watkins, J. Tang, and S. Wang. 2004. • Radio frequency treatments for postharvest codling moth control in fresh apples. • HortTechnology 14: 533-537. • Hansen, J. D., S. Wang, and J. Tang. 2004. A cumulated lethal time model to evaluate efficacy of heat treatments for codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in cherries. Postharv. Biol. Technol. 33: 309-317. • Wang, S., X. Yin, J. Tang, and J.D. Hansen. 2004. Thermal resistance of different stages of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Stored Prod. Res. 40: 565-574. • ACCEPTED: • Hansen, J. D., S. R. Drake, M. L. Heidt, M. A. Watkins, J. Tang, and S. Wang. Radio frequency-hot water for postharvest control of codling moth in ‘Bing’ sweet cherries. HortTechnology. • Yin, X., S. Wang, J. Tang, and J. D. Hansen. Thermal resistance of fifth-instar Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) as affected by pretreatment conditioning. J. Stored Produc. Res • SUBMITTED: • Drake, S. R., J. D. Hansen, D.C. Elfving, J. Tang, and S. Wang. Hot water to control codling moth in sweet cherries: efficacy and quality. J. Food Qual. • Hansen, J. D., S. R. Drake, M. L. Heidt, M. A. Watkins, J. Tang, and S. Wang. • Potential radio frequency-hot water dip treatment for postharvest codling moth control in fresh apples. J. Food Process. Preserv.
James D. Hansen Michele Watkins USDA-ARS Wapato, WA Steven R. Drake USDA-ARS Wenatchee, WA
Problem • Replace cold storage/MeBr fumigation treatment with an equivalent RF procedure • Obtain required efficacy with no loss in fruit quality • Compatible to commercial operations
Goal: Uniform Heating Energy Electrodes
The Reality Energy Electrodes
Objectives • Uniform heating • Probit 9 efficacy against fifth instar codling moth • Maintain fruit quality
Experimental design • Fruits initially at room temperature • Use YARL fruit mover in RF unit • Use pulse mode to enhance uniform heating • Treat until fruits reach efficacious temperature (> 50°C) • Verify heat uniformity by multiple measurements • Hold, if necessary, in fruit mover • Hydrocool to room temperature • Target shortest treatment duration
Input-output pipes Fruit Direction Jet spray
Specifications • Size: 25 cm ht, 66 cm dia, 53 liters • Holds 40 apples • Operates at 2 amps • Rotates at 5 to 7 cycles/min • Water conductivity ~ 600 µs • Initial water temperature = 21°C • Pulse mode for heat uniformity (30 sec on/30 sec off)
Sampling Sites = 1, 2 cm
Fruit Temperatures (°C) 30on/20off Pulse
Fruit Temperatures (°C) 30on/30off Pulse
Fruit Temperatures (°C) 29 min, 30/30 Pulse, 5 min Hold
Conclusion • RF duration for 29 min at 30/30 pulse mode, then held for 5 min • Replicable average temperatures • Standard deviation < 1°C • Range < 4°C
Conclusion • No survivors for 5 min holding at 29min RF exposure • Lowest possible exposure for quarantine
Experimental design • Same as used for efficacy tests • Replicated four times, 40 fruits per treatment • Examined at Wenatchee Lab • Held for 1 month at 1°C (First Observation, 20 fruits) • Examined fruits removed and held one week at 25°C (Second Observation,20) • Measured: • Surface and internal colors • Internal breakdown, scald • Visual appearance
First Observation: Held one month in cold storage (1°C) before evaluation
Internal Damage One day after treatment
Second Observation: Held one month in cold storage (1°C) before evaluation (as with the previous observation) Then one week at room temperature All had severe damage
Papaya Measurements
Papaya #1 Range 43.5 to 49.1 °C
Papaya #2 Range 44.2 to 48.8 °C
Future Needs • Need to develop batch methods ( > 500 fruits at a time) • How to deal with multiple layers of floating fruits • Heat uniformity (interfruit and intrafruit) within a batch • Maintain fruit quality (esp. after packing line) • Temperature control in system
Future Needs Continued • Induction of heat shock proteins (hsp) in codling moth larvae from the orchard (weather) • If so, the impact on hot or cold resistance • Reliable method for identifying hsp