DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

HERBARIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Handling of pests in the herbarium storage room is carried out by the fumigation method, this method works to deal with what pests?
A
Mouse
B
Insects
C
Box
D
Mushrooms
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Methyl bromide and phosphine are now the only fumigants commonly in use on a world-wide scale.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the fumigation method, they react with the air’s moisture and form the poisonous fumes that kill the pests. Therefore this method is most effective for destroying insects in the storage of food grains.

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