Methyl Bromide Alternative Approved

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The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a one-year registration of iodomethane (methyl iodide) as an alternative to methyl bromide under highly restrictive provisions governing its use. Iodomethane can be used as a pre-plant soil fumigant to control plant pathogens, nematodes, insects, and weeds on strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, ornamentals, turf, trees, and vines.

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