The Basics of Quality The Basics of Quality Control Control for Insect Rearing for Insect Rearing 2013 2013 Norm Leppla Norm Leppla University of Florida University of Florida Department of Entomology Department of Entomology and Nematology and Nematology
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The Basics of Quality The Basics of Quality ControlControl
for Insect Rearing for Insect Rearing20132013
Norm LepplaNorm Leppla
University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
Department of EntomologyDepartment of Entomology
and Nematologyand Nematology
Norm’s Career in Insect Norm’s Career in Insect RearingRearing• University of Arizona- Insect rearing research, 2 yearsUniversity of Arizona- Insect rearing research, 2 years
• USDA, ARS- Insectary management, Florida and USDA, ARS- Insectary management, Florida and Texas, 17 yearsTexas, 17 years
• USDA, APHIS- Methods development, Washington DC USDA, APHIS- Methods development, Washington DC and international, 7 yearsand international, 7 years
• University of Florida- Integrated pest management University of Florida- Integrated pest management and Biological Control, 16 years and Biological Control, 16 years
• Chemical ecology and quality of Chemical ecology and quality of Spalangia cameroni Spalangia cameroni (Erika Machtinger)(Erika Machtinger)
• Rearing and quality of Tamarixia radiata (Chris Kerr)Rearing and quality of Tamarixia radiata (Chris Kerr)
I. I. IntroductionIntroduction
Countries of Workshop Countries of Workshop StudentsStudents
Quality Control TopicsQuality Control Topics
I.I. Introduction- Learning how to Introduction- Learning how to rear quality insectsrear quality insects
II.II. Colony Establishment and Colony Establishment and MaintenanceMaintenance
III.III. Monitoring QualityMonitoring Quality
IV.IV. Evaluation and ManagementEvaluation and Management
V.V. Guidelines for Quality SystemsGuidelines for Quality Systems
VI.VI. Total Quality ManagementTotal Quality Management
Learning How to Rear High Learning How to Rear High Quality InsectsQuality Insects
•Apprentice in an insectaryApprentice in an insectary
•Network with other professionalsNetwork with other professionals
•Literature plus trial-and-errorLiterature plus trial-and-error
•Visit other insectariesVisit other insectaries
•Reviews by expertsReviews by experts
•Education and Training programs Education and Training programs
Annie LorieAnnie Lorie““Insect rearing is never Insect rearing is never a boring task; insects a boring task; insects are always doing are always doing something interesting something interesting and pose new and pose new challenges all the time”challenges all the time”
Punky Punky RogersRogers
Medium-ScaleMedium-Scale RearingRearing
Mass Rearing- MedflyMass Rearing- Medfly
Metapa, MexicoMetapa, Mexico
El Pino, El Pino, GuatemalaGuatemala
Capacity- 3.5 billion sterileCapacity- 3.5 billion sterilemale pupae per week male pupae per week
Honolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii
Nori Tanaka
Peter EblingInsect Producer Database Mgr.Great Lakes Forestry Centre1219 Queen St. EastSault Ste. Marie, ON P6A [email protected](705) 541-5517
II. C. Options for Colonizing II. C. Options for Colonizing InsectsInsects
StandardsStandards- The level of quality - The level of quality at which a specification is at which a specification is
writtenwritten
III. B. Sampling III. B. Sampling for Consistent for Consistent QualityQuality
CountCount = Measurement = N = Measurement = N
MeanMean = Sum/Number of Counts = X = Sum/Number of Counts = X
VarianceVariance = Sum of (N – X) = Sum of (N – X)2 2 / n-1 = / n-1 = 22
Standard Deviation Standard Deviation = Square Root of = Square Root of 2 2 = SD= SD
Container 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 175 157.6 17.4 302.76 190 190 191 180 142
2 167 157.6 9.4 88.36 191 191 190 180 176
3 144 157.6 -13.6 184.96 191 190 192 189 156
4 166 157.6 8.4 70.56 191 192 190 176 138
5 136 157.6 -21.6 466.56 190 191 190 174 181
Average 157.6 190.6 190.8 190.6 179.8 158.6
Sum of Squares
1,113.2
Variance 278.3
Standard Deviation
16.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 5.8 19.4
Number of Cabbage Number of Cabbage Looper Pupae Per Rearing Looper Pupae Per Rearing ContainerContainer
Shelf 1 is Shelf 1 is lowestlowest
Quality Control Quality Control ChartsCharts
III. C. Production, ProcessIII. C. Production, Process and Product Controland Product Control
IV. A. Structured DiagnosticIV. A. Structured Diagnostic Procedures Procedures IV. B. Quality Control versus IV. B. Quality Control versus Methods Improvement Methods Improvement IV. C. Periodic Review IV. C. Periodic Review
IV. Evaluation and ManagementIV. Evaluation and Management
IV. A. Structured DiagnosticIV. A. Structured Diagnostic ProceduresProcedures
IV. B. Quality Control Versus IV. B. Quality Control Versus Methods ImprovementMethods Improvement
Quality Control
• Monitor indicator variables
• Evaluate multiple variables
• Troubleshoot using QC data
• Conduct evaluations rapidly
• Goal is to restore stable production Methods Improvement
• Conduct evaluations methodically
• Test one variable at a time
• Use controlled experiments
• Test results in the production system
• Goal is to optimize production
Type of Research Research Priorities
Feasibility/market analysis Natural enemy effectiveness in controlling target pestsProduct development Quality assurance systems
Mass production
Rearing facilities Mechanized equipmentRearing materialsNatural and artificial dietsRearing and harvesting techniquesProduction quality controlProcess quality controlProduct quality control
Utilization
Product handling and storageAutomated counting technologyImproved packaging and shippingExtended use period Efficient scouting techniques Optimal release numbers, rates and timingMechanized application technologiesEfficient product evaluation proceduresUtilization quality control
Application environment Site-specific pest prevention Systems to maximize the effectiveness of natural enemiesNatural enemy use with pesticidesSystems with multiple products and pestsEffectiveness in seasonal and perennial crops
V. Guidelines for Quality V. Guidelines for Quality SystemsSystems
IOBCIOBC
Global Quality Global Quality Control ProgramsControl Programs
•Individual Companies Customers
•International Standards ISO 9000 IOBC Guidelines
•The Marketplace Quality Products
to facilitate and to facilitate and advance cost-effective advance cost-effective rearing of high quality rearing of high quality insects and other insects and other arthropods in support arthropods in support of biological control and of biological control and integrated pest integrated pest managementmanagement
http://www.amrqc.orghttp://www.amrqc.org
International International Organization for Organization for
Workshops of the IOBC,Workshops of the IOBC, WGQC (AMRQC) WGQC (AMRQC)
1982 Gainesville, Florida E. F. Boller and D. L. Chambers1984 Wadenswil, Switzerland E. F. Boller and D. L. Chambers1986 Guatemala City, Guatemala C. 0. Calkins1988 Vancouver, Canada C. 0. Calkins1991 Wageningen, Netherlands F. Bigler and J. C. van Lenteren1992 Horsholm, Denmark F. Bigler1993 Rimini, Italy M. Benuzzi and N. C. Leppla1995 Santa Barbara, California R. F. Luck and N. C. Leppla1998 Cali, Colombia N. C. Leppla and T. R. Ashley2003 Montpellier, France P. De Clercq, S. Grenier and NCL2007 Montreal, Canada S. Grenier and C. S. Glenister2010 Vienna, Austria P. De Clercq and T. A. Coudron2013 Bangalore, India P. De Clercq and T. A. Coudron
Insect Pest Insect Pest Control (IPC)Control (IPC)
Leppla’s Insect Rearing Leppla’s Insect Rearing Quality Control ReferencesQuality Control References
• Leppla, N. C. 2013. Quality Assurance for Mass-Reared Leppla, N. C. 2013. Quality Assurance for Mass-Reared Parasitoids and Predators. In Mass Production of Parasitoids and Predators. In Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms. Elsevier.Beneficial Organisms. Elsevier.
• Leppla, N. C. 2009. The basics of quality control for Leppla, N. C. 2009. The basics of quality control for insect rearing. insect rearing. InIn Principles and Procedures for Principles and Procedures for Rearing Quality Insects. Mississippi State University. Rearing Quality Insects. Mississippi State University.
• Leppla, N. C. 2004, 2008. Rearing of Insects.Leppla, N. C. 2004, 2008. Rearing of Insects. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Kluwer. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Kluwer.
• Leppla, N. C. 2003. Leppla, N. C. 2003. Guidelines for quality control of Guidelines for quality control of commercially produced natural enemies. commercially produced natural enemies. In In Quality Quality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents, Control and Production of Biological Control Agents, Theory and Testing Procedures. CABI. Theory and Testing Procedures. CABI.
• Leppla, N. C. 2002, 2009. Leppla, N. C. 2002, 2009. Rearing of Insects. Rearing of Insects. Encyclopedia of Insects. Academic Press. Encyclopedia of Insects. Academic Press.
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