Investigation of fumigant efficacy in flour mills under real-world fumigation conditions

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Tsai, Wan Tien ^a   Mason, Linda J ^a   Chayaprasert, Watcharapol ^b   Maier, Dirk E ^c   Ileleji, Klein E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect mortality; Methyl bromide; Plodia interpunctella; Structural fumigation; Sulfuryl fluoride; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 79958771178     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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