Tob. Sci., 1974, 18-13, p. 35-36, ISSN.0082-4523
Redrying of tobacco strips and its effect on mortality of cigarette beetles
Stored Tobacco Research Unit, Agri. Res. Serv., USDA, Richmond, Virginia USA; Warehouse and Storage Division, Flue-cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation, P.O. Box 2718, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
The effect of redrying of tobacco strips on the mortality of life stages of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F), was examined in three tobacco processing plants. Insect mortality varied within replications and between redrying machines....