Pestphos

Pestphos may be used for fumigation of silos, ships or warehouses. A fumigant is a chemical that exists in a gaseous state, at a required temperature and pressure; which at a sufficient concentration is lethal to the pest being treated.  Phosphine generated from Aluminium Phosphide is an economical, effective, easy-to-use fumigant.  It controls pests in grain, flour, plant products, wood, processed food and other stored commodities. It penetrates well into the stored grain material and after aeration, leaves no toxic residue. The active constituent on the tablets is 560g/kg Phosphine (PH3) present as Aluminium Phosphide.  They are classed as a Group 2A insecticide The tablets  (3gm each) are sold  in flasks of 1.0Kg (333 tablets). STORAGE PESTS include: lesser grain borer, cadelle, cigarette beetle, confused flour beetle, dried fruit beetle, flat grain beetle, merchant grain beetle, red-legged ham beetle, rustred flour beetle, sawtoothed grain beetle, skin and hide beetle, spider beetles, warehouse beetle, Angoumois grain moth, Indian meal moth, Mediterranean flour moth, mottled grain moth, raisin moth, tobacco moth, tropical warehouse moth, psocids, stored products mites, bean weevil, coffee bean weevil, granary weevil, maize weevil, pea weevil and rice weevil. Such treatment doses will also kill any cockroaches, rats and mice present.  Pestphos Tablets are toxic and these products may only be opened and used by trained and certified fumigators. The products are to be used only according to the instructions on the label.   FUMIGATION WILL CONTROL ALL STAGES OF INSECTS ONLY IN STRUCTURES/ENCLOSURES THAT ARE WELL SEALED NOTE: STRUCTURES MUST BE WELL SEALED. IF THEY ARE NOT, FUMIGATION WILL NOT GIVE ADEQUATE CONTROL, AND WOULD BE CONTRARY TO LABEL DIRECTIONS.