Hot-water immersion appliance for quarantine research.
Sharp J. L.
Author Affiliation: Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, ARS, USDA, Miami, FL 33158, USA.
Journal of Economic Entomology 82 : 189-192
Abstract : A hot-water immersion appliance was assembled and used as a research tool in the development of a hot-water immersion quarantine treatment to disinfest mangoes in Haiti, Mexico, and Florida that were infested with immature Tephritidae. The appliance consists of a metal container (approximately 57.2 cm inside diameter and 85.1 cm height) adapted with a metal screen platform positioned inside the container 25.4 cm above the bottom. A submersible pump mounted to the bottom of the platform circulated 1514-1893 litres of heated water per hour within the container through flexible polybutylene tubing. The water was heated by flames provided by a two-burner, propane gas, hot plate located below the container. The appliance was easily assembled, durable, mobile and inexpensive.