Western Cherry Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Fumigation with Methyl Bromide at Selected Fruit Temperatures1

Residues in apples and sweet cherries after methyl bromide fumigation

“…The bromide ion residues were consistent among the cherry cultivars and were slightly higher than those for the apples (Table 2). Moffitt et al 19 observed ≤6.93 mg kg −1 of bromide ion after methyl bromide fumigation with 48 g m −3 for 2 h at ≃12 °C. Singh et al 6 evaluated a range of cultivars (‘Early Lyons,’ ‘Eagle Seedling,’ ‘St.…”

“…The highest and longest‐lasting residues were with the 64 g m −3 treatments. Using ‘Bing’ cultivars, Moffitt et al 19 found <0.42 mg kg −1 methyl bromide after methyl bromide fumigation with 64 g m −3 for 2 h at 6.5 °C and Tebbets et al 7 recorded <0.19 mg kg −1 a day after methyl bromide fumigation with 48 g m −3 for 2 h at 21 °C.…”