DE412583C - Process for treating agricultural products such as corn, beans, cottonseed, etc., for destroying the eggs of harmful beetles, flies, and the like. like - Google Patents

Description

Process for treating agricultural products such as füais, beans, cottonseed, etc. "for destroying the eggs of harmful beetles, flies It is well known that beetle eggs are found in maize, beans and cottonseed and flies are present, which are extremely damaging as they develop into grubs act on the harvest results, while the insects themselves, turn eggs in lay the products and also cause damage in turn. In the southeast Europe, in Bulgaria, Romania, southern Russia, as well as in the southern parts of the United States of North America and Mexico, at least in other countries too devastating damage from these beetles, especially to the bean and cotton plantations arranged. It is true that attempts have been made to remove the eggs of such beetles and the like with chemicals or to destroy it by the action of gas, however, has so far only achieved one limited success, because these disinfecting agents do indeed affect living beings kill in the trained and grub state, but not, which is much more important is the eggs present in large quantities in the products, so that in their Development into a grub, the valuable commodity, which is particularly susceptible to being eaten. In contrast, the method forming the subject matter of the invention relates to on the destruction of the eggs of such pests completely certain results. It exists in another area, namely the disinfection of railroad cars from pests annoying humans, known use of evacuation and warming, by which together an evaporation of the water content of the eggs takes place, with the consequence that the latter either burst or dry out to the point that they become theirs Lose vitality. In order to achieve this, what is afflicted with the pest eggs is used Plant material in airtight, lockable container with internal shovel brought and in this some time under warming and advantageous constant rearrangement exposed to the effects of a high vacuum. A stronger heating of the goods must be avoided to maintain its ability to germinate.

Claims (1)

P ATRITT-ASPRUCH Method for treating agricultural Products such as corn, beans, cottonseed, etc., are more damaging to the destruction of the eggs Beetles, flies and the like, characterized in that they are afflicted with such eggs Well exposed to a high vacuum for some time while being heated will.