Rotten fruit

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Originally Posted by Eddie Jones

...the ONLY chemical EVER used on them was Dimethoate (Rogor) at packing time, which was mandatory for fruit fly control.

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If a fruit fly won't eat it, would you? :confused:

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

If a fruit fly won't eat it, would you? :confused:

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1. It's not to stop the FF eating it. It's already done that. It's to kill the FF eggs inside the fruit.

2. Like I said, it's mandatory. IE if you want to send fruit interstate - or intrastate for that matter, yer gotta dip 'em. So, unless you grow your own, either you eat 'em dipped or you don't eat 'em!

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Originally Posted by Eddie Jones

... unless you grow your own, either you eat 'em dipped or you don't eat 'em!

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Not well informed. :cool:

Cliff,

It is indeed mandatory to dip mangoes in Rogor, if they are being sent from the NT to southern states, in order to prevent the spread of fruit fly down there.

Rocker

I bought a kilo of Bananas for $5 yesterday that have not been anywhere near any chemicals. ;)

They weren't from the NT & I didn't grow them.

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

I bought a kilo of Bananas for $5 yesterday that have not been anywhere near any chemicals. ;)

They weren't from the NT & I didn't grow them.

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I got a kilo of bananas here in WA for $7 ..I not sure what the cost of the included chemical cost was:rolleyes:

Cheers:)