Global Pest Management Inc. is a USDA certified quarantine treatment facility. We specialize in imports placed on USDA / CBP quarantine holds and certifying shipments for export. We are conveniently located in the Port of Los Angeles and serve the ports of Long Beach, LAX, & Hueneme.
We are certified and well qualified to carry out fumigation of imports, exports, containers, wood packaging material, and transport vessels. Our trained technicians are experienced in all types of methyl bromide fumigations and are ready to promptly and professionally carry out large and small-scale fumigation work.
AEI #: US4006SB
Including fruits, rice, grain, corn, nuts, wood, citrus
Fresh fruits, live plants, vegetables
using ISPM 15 guidelines
Because of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Over 170 governments worldwide adhere to this treaty, which promotes control measures to prevent the spread of pests and plant products.
The International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM), Revision Number 15 regulates the wood packaging material used in international trade. The goal is to reduce the possibility for foreign pests to be introduced into new areas.
Pallets, with or without a load of a commodity, can be fumigated using containers or tarps.
Tarp Fumigations consist of covering the pallets with a gas proof fumigation tarp, with edges such that a gas seal is achieved. Container Fumigation is the preferred method of pallet fumigation, place the pallets to be treated in a sealed container for fumigation. This method of pallet fumigation as it ensures the penetration of the fumigant and there is less risk associated with potential leakage.
Methyl Bromide is an odorless and colorless gas. Technically it is classified as an ozone depleting compound in the Montreal Protocol, and has limited availability.
Its use is legally limited to:
