Farming Fumigant Facts
Learn how and why farmers use fumigants to protect fruit and vegetable crops.
About Fumigants
In agriculture, Telone (1,3-Dichloropropene) and chloropicrin are the most commonly used fumigants to protect crops. On farms, fumigants are used to cleanse the soil from diseases, pests, like nematodes, and weeds.
California Safety Standards
California has the most stringent safety standards for fumigants in the nation.
Why Farmers Use Fumigants
Without fumigants, soil pests and diseases can cause significant crop losses by severely damaging or destroying plants, trees and vines.
Research
Farmers are always looking to continually improve and find more efficient ways to battle soil pests and diseases.