About Us
THE COMPANY
Lazo TPC Global, Inc. introduced Thermal Pest Control, a significant new technology for the production of superior quality fruits and vegetables, to the worldwide agricultural industry in 2007 after patents were issued in the United States and Europe in 2006. Discovered in 1999, Thermal Pest Control has gained momentum as its benefits have become apparent to growers around the world. Formal testing as well as grower observations have been consistent in showing Thermal Pest Control (TPC) can significantly reduce the need for pesticides in agricultural production while enhancing product quality, taste, color and size.
Lazo TPC Global, Inc. has formed operations around the world with its initial focus on the North American and European fruit trades, including the Southern hemisphere suppliers to these large consumption markets. Operations have been or are being formed either as subsidiaries or joint ventures in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, USA, the EU, the Middle East and South Africa.
The business of Lazo TPC Global, Inc. and its operations around the world are based on a close working partnership of interests between the grower and the company. Lazo TPC Global, Inc. does not sell its technology, but rather leases the technology and licenses the grower to market the results of the technology, superior quality fruits and vegetables, under an umbrella consumer marketing program aimed at providing consumers with a new and better offering of produce that is “Grown without Pesticides”.
TPC TECHNOLOGY
TPC has its best results when plants are treated from blossom to harvest on a regular basis. This frequency varies depending upon the crop being grown. The Lazo TPC machine is a patented design and process that uses an LP Gas burning furnace to heat air to over 100º Centigrade. The machine is pulled through the crop by a conventional tractor at between 4 and 5 kilometers per hour as the heated air is blown onto the crop at high speeds. This air blast kills or damages insects, insect larvae and eggs. This results in the insect population being eliminated or dramatically reduced. In addition, most fungus is dried up and either greatly reduced or eliminated. TPC is most effective on fungus that thrives in a damp or high humidity environment.
The frequency of TPC treatment can be as often as three times a week for some row crops or as far apart as every fifteen days in some fruit crops. Each crop and location is unique. As part of the company’s service, it provides a field agronomist to work with growers to determine the best protocol for each situation.
TPC is most effective if used regularly as a plant treatment rather than as an infestation treatment. This is an important differentiation from traditional pesticide-dependant production. When treated regularly with TPC, the plants become stronger and healthier. Infestations are interrupted before they become serious problems.
THE AMAZING RESULTS
While in its early stages as a technology, TPC is already racking up some amazing results in a variety of different crops. The TPC effect seems to be consistent crop to crop. Plants are greener and more vibrant. Fruit is bigger and sweeter. Here is some visual proof of the effects of TPC:
Cherry Trees:
The photo below was taken in 2006 of Bing Cherry trees planted as a trial side by side on Florencio Lazo’s farm. The trees that were being treated with TPC are on the right while Bing Cherry trees treated with pesticides are on the left. Note that the TPC trees are far larger and healthier than the conventional trees.
Grape Vines:
The photo below was taken in 2004 from an airplane flying over Florencio Lazo’s wine grape vineyard. The test vines, those that were being treated with TPC are show toward the middle of the photo. They number about 15 rows of vines. Note they are far greener than the rest of the vines that were being treated with Pesticides.
Spinach:
In 2007, the photo below was taken in the US at a spinach and baby greens production facility in the Salinas Valley. Here the photo is of baby spinach prior to harvest. The three rows to the left of the white pipe running down the middle of the field had received only two TPC treatments. To the right of the pipe, the crop had not been treated with TPC. Both sides of the pipe had gotten pesticides treatments, so the only difference was TPC. Note the brighter green that is evidenced on the TPC side of the pipe vs. the duller green to the right of the crop.
Tomatoes:
In 2007 Aconcagua Foods, a large tomato processor in Chile, tried TPC in a very controlled small area test. The tomatoes used in both the control (Pesticide treated) tomatoes and the TPC test tomatoes were grow side by side and were of a patented Heinz variety. The TPC treated tomatoes contained 16% more sugar and were darker red in color as shown below. The TPC grown tomatoes had close to 20% greater yields.
