Kwon, T.H., Kim, D.-B., Kim, B., Bloese, J., Lee, B.-H., & Cha, D. 2024 Ethyl Formate Fumigation against Pineapple Mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes, a Quarantine Insect Pest of Pineapples. Insects doi.org/10.3390/ insects15010025

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Notes: Methyl bromide fumigation (MB) has generally been used to disinfect imported pineapples. However, its use was phased out due to its impact on the ozone layer and human health. As a first step to developing MB alternative treatment for imported pineapples, we evaluated whether ethyl formate (EF) fumigation could be an effective disinfection treatment for pineapple mealybug. Our results suggest that EF fumigation is a potential disinfection treatment.