METHOD OF KILLING PESTS

摘要

An improved method of fumigating fresh plants on which pests are parasitic. The method comprises maintaining the fresh plants in a gaseous atmosphere composed of 10 to 50 mg/liter of methyl bromide, 0.01 to 10 mg/liter of hydrogen phosphide, and 1 to 50 % by volume of carbon dioxide. This method can surely kill the pests on the plants without causing phytotoxicity.