5 chemicals to be careful if you don't want to be banned

The Durian Export Crisis: Drilling into 5 Chemicals to Be Supreme Careful If You Don't Want to Be Banned from China

Thai durian is the fruit king who makes a lot of money, but the path to the global market is getting narrower with tougher residue monitoring measures, especially from Chinese customs (GACC), where only a small amount of doping is detected...It can mean "bouncing the whole cabinet" or serious to the point of "suspending both the GAP and GMP registration numbers of Long and Durian Park.

And for Thai durian to remain number one, this article will delve into five pesticides that are concentrated monitoring targets and "traps" that gardeners often miss.

1. A group of substances that are "strictly prohibited" (not registered / cancelled). This group is considered a "deadline." If detected, even a small amount is immediately illegal in Thailand and its partners:

* * * Carbosulfan and Carbofuran * * *

- Status: Carbofuran is the fourth hazardous object (no production, import, export or possession). Carbosulfan Department of Agriculture does not renew the license.

- Risk: These two substances are chemically related, and when we spray carbosulfan into the plant, the plant absorbs and transforms into carbofuran, which has a serious toxicity residue in the fruit.

* * * Recommendation: Do not buy and do not use. The detection of this group will have the strongest impact on the confidence of Thai durian.

* * * Acefate * * *

- Status: The Department of Agriculture does not renew the Hazardous Substances Registry license in both horticulture and many fruit trees.

- Risks: By acefate is a difficult to decompose absorbent and can be deformed into a substance, methamidophos, which is very toxic and has been banned for a long time. The use of acefate is therefore tantamount to us indirectly putting a deadly toxin into durian.

* * * Instructions: Bypass use strictly, and beware of combination drugs or illicit drugs that may secretly mix this substance to reduce costs.

2. This is the group that confuses gardeners the most because it injects one, but it detects the other. This group is

* * * dimethoate and omethoate * * *

- Mechanism: Gardeners often use "dimethoate" to remove aphids or starch aphids, but when this substance enters the durian tree and is heated by the sun, it is oxidized, transformed into "omethoate," which omethoate has a much higher toxicity than dimethoate.

* * * Standard values (MRLs) of Omethoates in the end market are usually defined as "very low."

* * * Caution: Even if you confirm that you only use dimethoate, the destination will detect omethoate, which often exceeds the standard value. If necessary, you must leave a longer period before harvest than usual or avoid using another group during near harvest.

3. Groups of "persistent" substances include

* * * pipronil * * * Which will excel at removing thrips and seed-piercing worms.

- Risk: Pipronil is a so-called "stubborn" substance. It will decompose very slowly. It can remain in the soil and stems for a long time. If the substance is topped or sprayed during the near ripening of the fruit, the substance will easily exceed the Chinese MRLs standard value.

* * * Instructions: Should be used only during the leaf-making phase or the early flower phase. "Do not use" during the extended or near harvest phase.

So making quality durian in this era to get a beautiful shape, good texture, sweet taste, and delicious alone is not enough, must also be "safe" to prevent damage.

And this austerity is not just for export, but for the health of farmers and consumers. If we raise the standard, Thai durian will remain uncompetitive in the global market.

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