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Examination of Beetle-Infested Shipping Package 9975-03996.

DE141159458

Publication Date	2014
Personal Author	Daugherty, W. L.
Page Count	19
Abstract	Package 9975-03996 was identified as being infested with drugstore beetles in April 2012. It was shipped to SRNL, where the possibility of using acoustic emission detection to detect the beetles was explored. This technology has potential for this application, although additional work would be needed to improve the sensitivity and automate signal processing to make it practical for use with a large number of packages. In April 2014, the infested package was re-opened and examined. Compared to the regions photographed in 2012, relatively little additional damage was observed. The overall pattern, extent and rate of damage appear consistent with that observed previously in two infested packages from Hanford. It was then decided that further observations of this package be terminated. The remaining beetles were killed by freezing, and the package was rehabilitated and made available for service.
Keywords	Beetles Insects Acoustic emission detection Signal processing Packages Damage
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	63H - Radiofrequency Detection 57P - Pest Control
Corporate Authors	Savannah River National Lab., Aiken, SC. Materials Science and Technology.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201509
Contract Number	DE-AC09-08SR22470

Examination of Beetle-Infested Shipping Package 9975-03996.

Examination of Beetle-Infested Shipping Package 9975-03996.
DE141159458

Publication Date	2014
Personal Author	Daugherty, W. L.
Page Count	19
Abstract	Package 9975-03996 was identified as being infested with drugstore beetles in April 2012. It was shipped to SRNL, where the possibility of using acoustic emission detection to detect the beetles was explored. This technology has potential for this application, although additional work would be needed to improve the sensitivity and automate signal processing to make it practical for use with a large number of packages. In April 2014, the infested package was re-opened and examined. Compared to the regions photographed in 2012, relatively little additional damage was observed. The overall pattern, extent and rate of damage appear consistent with that observed previously in two infested packages from Hanford. It was then decided that further observations of this package be terminated. The remaining beetles were killed by freezing, and the package was rehabilitated and made available for service.
Keywords	Beetles Insects Acoustic emission detection Signal processing Packages Damage
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	63H - Radiofrequency Detection 57P - Pest Control
Corporate Authors	Savannah River National Lab., Aiken, SC. Materials Science and Technology.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201509
Contract Number	DE-AC09-08SR22470