Fuente: WIPO "apiculture" A fumigant pesticide composition made up of a base formula and enhancement formula, which include botanical essential oil-based active ingredients and inert materials identified under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's approved list of minimum risk pesticides. The enhancement formula is effective to inhibit or enhance the release of the secondary metabolites of the essential oil-based active ingredients. An apparatus and method for the controlled release of the fumigant pesticide composition is also disclosed.