Alternatives to Methyl Bromide

This page covers Canadian publications on alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation for stored product pests.

Maintained by:
Paul Fields, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Publications: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fieldspg/fields/fields.htm
pfields@agr.gc.ca

 


 

 





Harrison, G. 2007. Comparative Evaluation of Intensive Pest Management, Heat Treatments and Fumigants As Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Control of Stored Product Pests In Canadian Flour Mills. Canadian National Millers Association. Full report, Appendix on efficacy only.

Fields, PG. 2004. Comparative Evaluation of Heat Treatment Technologies as Alternatives to Methyl bromide Fumigation for Control of Stored-Product Pests in Canadian Grain Milling Facilities: Efficacy Assessment Report. Canadian National Milling Association Report to  Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund.

Fields, PG and White, NDG.  2002.  Alternatives to methyl bromide treatments for stored product and quarantine insects.  Ann. Rev. Entomol. 47:331-359.

Dowdy, A and Fields, PG.  2002.  Heat combined with diatomaceous earth to control the confused flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in flour mills.  J. Stored Prod. Res. 38:11-21.

Fields, PG and Jones, S.  1999.  Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Fumigation of Empty Ship Holds.   En française.

Brigham, R. 1999. Corrosive Effects of Phosphine, Carbon Dioxide, Heat and Humidity on Electronic Equipment: Phase II.   En française.

Brigham, R. 1998. Corrosive Effects of Phosphine, Carbon Dioxide, Heat and Humidity on Electronic Equipment: Phase I.   En française.
 
Smith, J, et al., 1998. Integrated Pest Management in Food Processing:Working Without Methyl Bromide.   En française.

Fields, PG, Fleurat-Lessard, F and Le Torc’h, J.  1998.  Methyl bromide alternatives for structure disinfesation: A European perspective.  Pp. 72.1-72.3.  In Proc. Ann. Int. Res. Conf. Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emission Reductions.  Orlando, USA.
 
Fields, PG, Dowdy, A and Marcotte, M.  1997.  Heat Plus Diatomaceous Earth Treatment For Stored-Product Insect Management in Flour Mills.

Fleurat-Lessard, F, Fields, PG and Le Torc'h, JM.  1996.  Methyl Bromide Alternatives: A European Perspective.  En française.

Marcotte, M. et al. 1996. Heat, Phosphine and CO2 Collaborative Experimental Structural Fumigation.   En française.

Bousquet, Y. 1995. Beetles Associated With Stored Products in Canada: An Identification Guide.

Fields, PG.  1992.  The use of environmental extremes to control stored-product insects and mites.  J. Stored Prod. Res. 28:89-118.


Bond, EJ.  1984. Manual of fumigation for insect control. FAO.

Sinha, R, et al. 1985. Insect pests of flour mills, grain elevators, and feed mills and their control. 9 MB file   En française. 10 MO fichier
   

Links


Environment Canada Ozone Office

Canadian Methyl Bromide Industry/Government Working Group

USA EPA Phaseout of Methyl Bromide

USA NASA Ozone Hole Monitoring

EU Ozone Layer Programme

United Nations Environment Programme Ozone Secretariat

UN Methyl bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) Reports