Aluminium phosphide (AlP) is a common fumigant used for controlling rodents and pests in grain storage facilities. Its consumption reported accidental or suicidal cases carrying high mortality. In the present case, young male was with ingestion of AlP severe lactic acidosis systolic dysfunction. The patient managed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. reserved cases, ECMO can be instituted taki...

Due to concerns over the resistance development existing pesticides, chemical poisoning among farmers, and residue on crops, sprung up a growing need develop new pest control strategies for utilization in protected houses Korea. A series of experiments tested technology using fumigant, ethyl formate, crops houses. It was revealed that glasshouse inadequate fumigation system fumigant since forma...

Pressurized injection of nematicidal solutions was effective for control of nematodes within trees and vines. Significant (P = 0.01) control of Pratylenchus vulnus on grape was attained with four nonfumigants (carbofuran, oxamyl, phenamiphos, and sulfocarb) and one fumigant nematicide (DBCP). Pratylenchus penetrans was controlled (P = 0.05 and 0.1) in apples and walnuts with sulfocarh and oxamy...

the potato tuber moth (ptm), phthorimaea operculella zeller (lepidoptera: gelechiidae), is an important pest of potato and other solanaceous plants. it is cosmopolite and oligophage that exists in most countries where potatoes are grown. because of chemical treatment adverse effects, there is a necessity to find safe alternatives to synthetic insecticides. so, medicinal plants are promising sin...

the red flour beetle, tribolium castaneum (herbst), is one of the most destructive pests attacking stored grain products all over the world. serious problems assossiated with using synthetic chemical insecticides have strongly demonstrated the need for applying alternative safe compounds such as plant essential oils. the present experiment was conducted to evaluate fumigant toxicity of essentia...

Methyl bromide was commonly used in fire extinguishers in aircraft engines and in submarines during the second world war. Now it is widely used as a fumigant insecticide in grain stores.' 2 Mortality after intoxication by methyl bromide vapour may be high,' and is often associated with convulsions, usually resistant to standard anticonvulsant chemotherapy.' s We wish to draw attention to the co...