Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-44, p. 197-199, ISSN.0082-4623
Vacuum fumigation of tobacco for control of the cigarette beetle
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Richmond, Virginia USA
Cases of flue-cured strip tobacco were fumigated with HCN and with a 34%-66% mixture of acrylonitrilecarbon tetrachloride under a sustained vacuum of 2½ inches of mercury absolute pressure for 4 hours. The 34-66 mixture at dosages of 4, 6, and 8...