CORESTA Congress, Quebec, 2014, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 33
Is low-oxygen controlled atmosphere applicable to phosphine-resistant cigarette beetles?
Japan Tobacco Inc., Leaf Tobacco Research Center, Oyama, Tochigi, Japan
Phosphine fumigation has been used for disinfesting stored tobacco for many years. Nevertheless, development of resistance in the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne (F.) has necessitated that the tobacco industry develop alternative technologies....