Fumigation of stored products using methyl bromide

Abstract

Every year vast amounts of food are lost to insect pests which attack stored crops (commodities). One way in which these pests can be killed is by fumigation. This is a method in which stacked commodities are treated with a poisonous gas. The stacks are covered with a plastic sheet to prevent the gas from escaping. One of the chemicals used in this way is the fumigant methyl bromide.