Using ProFume Gas Fumigant

Insects
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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 and commercial success demonstrate ProFume provides excellent control of a wide spectrum of insect pests, including important moth (Lepidoptera) and beetle (Coleoptera) pests. ProFume gas fumigant controls all life stages of insects and rodents (mice and rats).

Registration Granted in the U.S.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has accepted a full federal Section 3 label for ProFume gas fumigant for postharvest treatment of non-residential food handling establishments (pet food facilities, bakeries, food production facilities, mills, warehouses, etc.), shipping containers (railcars, trucks, etc.), fumigation chambers, and storage structures.

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 Commodities or Foods (partial list)

  • Whole kernel cereal grains
    • Wheat
    • Rice
    • Corn (field and popcorn)
    • Barley
    • Oats
  • Processed fractions and by-products
    • Flour
    • Enriched flour
    • Cocoa beans
    • Coffee
    • Cotton seed
    • Ham
    • Herbs and spices
    • Peanuts
    • Vegetables and legumes (dried)
    • Other processed foods including pet food. (Refer to label for other processed food guidelines.)
  • Dried fruits (such as raisins, prunes, figs, apples, apricots, bananas and dates)
  • Tree nuts (all tree nuts including walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts and pecans)
  • Seeds of labeled commodities (not for human consumption)

Consult the product label and register for a full listing of commodities and foods.

ProFume Product Literature
ProFume Delivers Results Brochure (763KB PDF)
ProFume Slim Jim (412KB PDF)
ProFume Dosage Sell Sheet (530KB PDF)
ProFume No Damage Sell Sheet (386KB PDF)
ProFume Comparison Chart (116KB PDF)
ProFume Facts about ProFume and MB (193KB PDF)
ProFume Case Study CA Rice (216KB PDF)
ProFume Case Study LA Rice (72KB PDF)
ProFume Case Study NE Flour Mill (213KB PDF)

ProFume Technical Resources
ProFume Applicator Manual (729KB PDF)
ProFume Fact Sheet (89KB PDF)
ProFume Fumigation Warning Sign (28KB PDF)
ProFume HazMat Sheet (129KB PDF)

Additional Information
Product Labels & SDS
Federal Register