>Have a Chiquita Banana. While looking at a box of Chiquita Bananas I was pleased that the following chemicals had been “applied to maintain freshness”:
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>Thiabendazole or Imazalil or Azoystrobin. Gee that sounds so nice. Those words just roll off of the tongue.
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>I have noticed that most bananas including Chiquita will have a green outside and be soft like mush, indicating that it is too ripe.
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>Black Sigatoka is a leaf spot disease that attacks banana plants and can cut a tree's fruit production in half. 15 to 20% of the cost of a banana is for the control of Black Sigatoka. Never fear – the growers apply fungicides to kill the fungal disease. However, Black Sigatoka is becoming immune to fungicides. New more powerful fungicides must be developed to resolve this problem.
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>How do Organic Bananas feel about all this?
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>Remember do not eat, breath or drink anything. It might contain harmful chemicals. The truth is that we have little knowledge as to what chemicals we come in contact with in our daily lives. Then there is food from China! :)

I rearly buy more then one or two banana at a time. I find that if I let them lie around more then a few days my home become infested with these little tiny nats. I refer to them as "Banana-nats".