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Selection of Populations of the Granary Weevil Sitophilus granarius L. more Resistant to Methyl Bromide Fumigation1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

H. A. U. Monro  and
E. Upitis
H. A. U. Monro
Affiliation:
Science Service Laboratory, London, Ontario.
E. Upitis
Affiliation:
Science Service Laboratory, London, Ontario.
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Today methyl bromide is being used throughout the world to control insect pests. Intrinsically it is not among the most toxic of insect fumigants, but it has a combination of properties which gives it an unique position among gaseous insecticides. Of particular importance are its powers of penetration and its non-inflammability under normal fumigating conditions. Methyl bromide is important also as the leading fumigant in a group, the halogenated hydrocarbons, which includes other widely used fumigants such as ethylene dibromide, ethylene dichloride, and ethylene chlorobromide.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 88 , Issue 1 , January 1956 , pp. 37 - 40
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1956

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