Fumigant Toxicology and Stored-Product Pest Management
This community investigates the toxicological mechanisms of chemical fumigants and the efficacy of pest control strategies for stored agricultural products.
The research focuses heavily on the acute toxicity and clinical management of aluminum phosphide and sulfur mustard exposures, alongside the development of control methods for stored grain pests. Recurring themes include the use of phosphine gas, methyl bromide, and sulfur mustard as fumigants, as well as the study of resistance mechanisms in insects like Tribolium castaneum and Drosophila suzukii. The work also examines alternative control agents such as diatomaceous earth, essential oils, and carbon dioxide, while detailing the physiological effects of these chemicals on human and animal subjects, including oxidative stress and liver failure.
The largest share of the community's output is found in bromine research, accounting for 0.8% of all bromine research, and 840 papers here. Phosphorus research follows with 821 papers, representing 0.3% of that element's total research, and sulfur research includes 555 papers.
This community comprises 3,112 papers, publishing primarily in the Journal of Economic Entomology, the Journal of Stored Products Research, and the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Recent work continues to examine the synergistic use of phosphine with botanical fumigants, the efficacy of phosphine sorption in rice, and clinical case reports on aluminum phosphide poisoning.