Using ProFume Gas Fumigant

Insects
Photo on top left and right: Courtesy of Cereal
Research Centre, AAFC

ProFume* gas fumigant delivers effective, reliable control of stored product pests that may infest your facility and commodities.

Proven Pest Control
Efficacy testing in both the laboratory and the field has shown excellent control of a wide spectrum of insect pests, including important moth (Lepidoptera) and beetle (Coleoptera) pests. ProFume gas fumigant has been shown to control all life stages of insects, including periods of delayed development, eggs and rodents (mice and rats).

Registration Granted in the UK July 2004
The Pesticides Safety Directorate granted provisional registration for ProFume in July 2004 for emptied cereal grain mills and storage facilities.

Targeted Pests (partial list)

Common Name Scientific Name
Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella
Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum
Confused Flour Beetle Tribolium confusum
Warehouse Beetle Trogoderma variabile
Mediterranean Flour Moth Ephestia kuehniella
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Codling Moth Cydia pomonella
Navel Orangeworm Amyelois transitella

Rice and Dried Fruit

Targeted Stored Grain Commodities or Foods (partial list)

  • Whole kernel cereal grains
    • Wheat
    • Rice
    • Corn (field and popcorn)
    • Barley
    • Oats
  • Processed fractions such as flour
  • Dried fruits (such as raisins, prunes, figs, apples, apricots, bananas and dates)
  • Tree nuts (all tree nuts including walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts and pecans)

Other commodities and processed foods are also being investigated. Be sure to consult the product label for a full listing of commodities and foods.

ProFume Product Literature
Download Product Label (80KB PDF)
Download Product SDS (89KB PDF)
Download Technical Bulletin (344KB PDF)