Control of the cigarette beetle, Losiodeyma senieorne F., in warehouse by pirimiphos - methyl fogging

Pirimiphos-methyl 연무처리에 의한 원료창고내 궐련벌레 (Lasioderma serricorne F.) 방제에 관한 연구

Pirimiphos - methyl was fogged in a tobacco warehouse to determine the proper dose rate, Small wire cages, containing adults and larvae of cigarette beetle (Lasiodema senicorne F.) were put at different altitude in the warehouse of which the holding capacity was about 250m3. At recommended dose rate, 0.4ml/m3(25% ai), it brought about 100% mortality of adults and 98.8% -100% mortality of larvae. When the dose rate was reduced to about half the recommended one, 97.6 and 96.4% mortality could still be obtained against adults and larvae, respectively. The number of the beetles monitored by sex - pheromone trap was greatly reduced after the fogging in the warehouses at 4 geographic places in Korea. When the warehouses were ventilated for one hour immediately after the fogging done for 48 hours, workers could not detected any opposing smell in the warehouses. And panel members responded positively that there was no negative effect on the taste of the cigarettes made of the fogged tobacco. Although the residue of the chemical was detected from the cigarettes in 4 of 5 cases, the residue was 1.1-1.3$\mu\textrm{g}$/20 cigarettes except for one case from which 3.3$\mu\textrm{g}$/20 cigarettes residue was detected. The relatively low residue is about l/450-1/150 of the WHO/FAO tolerant level.