Fundamentals of Microanalytical Entomology A Practical Guide to Detecting and Identifying Filth in Foods

This text offers insight into the practical applications of microanalytical entomology in the laboratory and in the field of consumer protection. This is the only guide that gives an overview of the subject from initial analysis of a product to interpreting significance of final results. Complete insect illustrations throughout and an insect fragment identification discussion covers all pests that are found in foods. Micrographs illustrate a complete reference on identifying types of hair contaminants found in various foods. Chapters are written by practicing regulatory experts.

Introduction, A.R. OlsenQuality Assurance for Regulatory Science, R.A. BaldwinIdentification of Filth, A.R. OlsenAmetabolous and Hemimetabolous Insects, T.H. SidebottomBeetles (Insecta: Coleoptera), J.J. MadenjianFlies (Insecta: Diptera), A.R. OlsenMoths (Insecta: Lepidoptera), A.R. OlsenAnts and Parasitoids (Insecta: Hymenoptera), V.K. Avaritt III and N.J. RichterMites (Archnida: Acarina), A.R. Olsen and R.W. PotterSpiders (Arachnida: Araneae), A.R. Olsen, W.E. Savary, and D. UbickOther Arthropods, A.R. OlsenHairs and Feathers, D.H. Ludwig and J.R. BryceEthnoentomology: Insects for Human Consumption, A.R. OlsenReference Collections and Materials, H.G. SemeyLaboratory Procedures, E.C. Washbon and K.A. HalcrowForensic Evidence Development, M.L. Zimmerman and P.L. Brickey, Jr.Reflections on Food-Borne Filth in Relation to Human Disease, J.R. GorhamSubject IndexTaxonomic Index