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Effect of different processing techniques on the residue levels of some acaricides and insecticides in gherkin pickles

Cilt: 49 Sayı: 2 25 Haziran 2025
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Effect of different processing techniques on the residue levels of some acaricides and insecticides in gherkin pickles

Abstract

Gherkin plants grown in the greenhouse of Bursa Uludağ University were sprayed with different acaricides and insecticides (spiromesifen, etoxazole, deltamethrin, chlorantraniliprole, acetamiprid) at the legal field application doses in 2023. Fruits that were harvested after the pre-harvest intervals of the applied test pesticides were processed for pickle making. Pickles were produced by fermentation and canning (fresh pack) techniques. Changes in pesticide residue levels were monitored at each processing step. Processing factors for each pesticide were calculated for fermentation and canning techniques. No significant reductions were observed in the concentrations of all pesticides in raw material following harvest. On the other hand, changes in the concentrations of spiromesifen, chlorantraniliprole and acetamiprid were significant throughout both canning and natural fermentation processes. However, neither process affected the concentrations of deltamethrin and etoxazole. The stability of deltamethrin residues may be related to low pH in both types of processes, but this explanation is not suitable for etoxazole due to its increased stability under high pH conditions. Processing factors of all the tested pesticides were lower than 1 for both treatments but varied depending on the processing method and chemical characteristics and degradation mechanisms of the pesticides.

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Destekleyen Kurum

Bursa Uludag University Scientific Research Projects Unit and Perla Fruit Food Control Laboratory

Proje Numarası

FKA-2021-531

Etik Beyan

This study does not require ethics committee approval.

Teşekkür

The authors especially thank Prof. Dr. Nabi Alper Kumral and Melek Çil for their kind assistance during pesticide applications. This work was supported by the Bursa Uludag University Scientific Research Projects Unit and Perla Fruit Food Control Laboratory [Grant Number FKA-2021-531].

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Pestisititler ve Toksikoloji

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Haziran 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Mart 2025

Kabul Tarihi

19 Haziran 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 49 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Hazarhun, G., Kumral, A., Maden, B., & Ayyildiz, K. (2025). Effect of different processing techniques on the residue levels of some acaricides and insecticides in gherkin pickles. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 49(2), 129-139. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1644419