Abstract:To evaluate the fumigation effect on pine wood infected nematode disease using 42% metham-sodium, field efficacy and laboratory toxicity experiments were conducted in different concentration, temperature and treatment time. The results of laboratory toxicity showed that the mortality rate of 42% metham-sodium to Monochamus alternatus larvae increased with concentration and fumigation time. The mortality rate of 7 days at 0.25 L·m-3was 93.3%, and that of 5 days at 1.0 L·m-3was 100%. At the same concentration, the higher mortality of M. alternatus larvae with the higher temperature. The mortality of M. alternatus larvae was 96.0% at 5 ℃ for 10 days and that was 100% at 10 ℃ for 10 days. The results of field efficacy showed that 42% metham-sodium had better fumigation effect on M. alternatus larvae and Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. The mortality of M. alternatus larvae was 100% at 0.5 L·m-3 for 30 days and 0.75 L·m-3 for 15 days, and the mortality of B. xylophilus was 100% at 30 days. The fumigation effect of 42% metham-sodium was better than that of Aluminum phosphide.