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Heat Treatment for the Disinfestation of Dates
Heat treatment for the disinfestation of dates entering packing stations from date groves in the Bet Shean, Jordan and Arava valleys is now being applied. This project is being carried out, based on research by the FTIC team and in cooperation with the Ministry for Protection of the Environment. All date packing stations in the Jordan and Arava valleys have been visited by FTIC personnel in order to provide this effective date disinfestation alternative to that of methyl bromide which is now banned under the Montreal Protocol. FTIC has provided the necessary parameters required to adapt their existing procedures to a technology involving the use of heat to disinfest and control insect pests at the point of entry into the packing stations.
