The right mix From: Resource | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright American Society of Agricultural Engineers Apr 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Diatomaceous earth plus heat can destroy insect pests

For many years, insect management in food processing facilities has relied on fumigating with methyl bromide.

However, methyl bromide is a suspected ozone-depleting compound and it is scheduled to be banned in the United States by 2005. With the impending loss of this chemical, alternative management tools are being developed and evaluated for controlling pests.

One insecticide choice has been used in North American food processing facilities more than 75 years. It involves heating all or part of an operation from 120 deg F to 140 deg F ...

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