Pest infestation is a serious problem for the export or import of fresh fruit. Traditional post-harvest treatments present application difficulties, damage to the fruit or cause environmental problems. That’s why Lanodir relies on innovative technology that helps to effectively control pests on fresh fruits, while preserving product quality and integrity.
By using Phosphine gas of Cytec® and the Horn Diluphos System® Lanodir provides a complete phytosanitary treatment service for fresh fruit and vegetables. Pure phosphine is free from ammonia and contained in cylinders. The Horn Diluphos System is a revolutionary piece of equipment that injects phosphine gas to the product or area to be treated.
The treatment can be performed in cold storage chambers, fumigation tunnels, before shipping, in vessels, containers, trains and trucks, ports or in logistics centers.
The benefits of the system are:
- The fruit is not damaged
- The post treatment life of the fruit is not shortened
- There is no change of taste, color, texture or quality of the fruit treated
- The cold chain is not broken: it’s not necessary to increase the temperature of the fruit to fumigate and then re-cool it. This system can be applied at any temperature
- It can be applied to tangerines, oranges, avocados, tomatoes, lettuces, grapefruit, lemons, mangoes, sweet potatoes and other fresh vegetables