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Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
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Chapter554 Quarantines of Agricultural Commodities |
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EXTERIOR QUARANTINE AGAINST EUROPEAN CORN BORER |
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Inspection, Fumigation or Treatment of Host Plants |
NAC554.410. Method of disinfecting certain vegetables and plants.
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- Ear corn (green), green beans, beets, celery, bell peppers, endive, Swiss chard, cut rhubarb, cut flowers and plants for propagation must be disinfected by atmospheric fumigation in a gastight chamber using methyl bromide at the following rates for the period specified, to be determined by the temperature of the product and the interior of the chamber:
Temperature (°F)
Pounds per 1,000 cubic feet
Exposure (hours)
at least 73
2.0
2.5
67 - 72
2.5
2.5
62 - 66
2.5
3.0
58 - 61
2.5
3.5
54 - 57
2.5
4.0
50 - 53
3.0
4.0
46 - 49
3.0
4.5
42 - 45
3.5
4.5
38 - 41
3.5
5.0
[Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 54.02-1 § I part subsec. A, eff. 4-2-71]