Efficacy of Liquid Smoke to Mitigate Infestations of the Storage Mite, , in a Model Semi-Moist Pet Food.

The storage mite infests a wide range of food products including pet food. Control of this mite depends on chemical methods such as fumigation and spraying with insecticides. Methyl bromide was used as a fumigant for high-value stored products, especially to control mite infestation in dry-cured hams and cheeses, but it is now banned for most uses in many countries because of its atmospheric ozone-depleting effects.

Natural and Synthetic Repellents for Pest Management of the Storage Mite (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae).

The fumigant pesticide methyl bromide (MB) was used for stored products, but it is now banned for most uses in many countries as an ozone-depleting substance. MB was the only pesticide used to manage the ham mite, , which is the most significant pest of dry cured hams. Effective alternatives to MB are needed to develop integrated pest management (IPM) programs for this pest.