| Title: | Efficient management of fruit pests by pheromone nanogels |
| Author(s): | Bhagat D; Samanta SK; Bhattacharya S; |
| Address: | "Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Environment-friendly management of fruit flies involving pheromones is useful in reducing the undesirable pest populations responsible for decreasing the yield and the crop quality. A nanogel has been prepared from a pheromone, methyl eugenol (ME) using a low-molecular mass gelator. This was very stable at open ambient conditions and slowed down the evaporation of pheromone significantly. This enabled its easy handling and transportation without refrigeration, and reduction in the frequency of pheromone recharging in the orchard. Notably the involvement of the nano-gelled pheromone brought about an effective management of Bactrocera dorsalis, a prevalent harmful pest for a number of fruits including guava. Thus a simple, practical and low cost green chemical approach is developed that has a significant potential for crop protection, long lasting residual activity, excellent efficacy and favorable safety profiles. This makes the present invention well-suited for pest management in a variety of crops" |
| Keywords: | Animals Eugenol/analogs & derivatives/chemistry/toxicity Fruit/*parasitology *Insect Control Nanogels Pheromones/*chemistry/toxicity Polyethylene Glycols/*chemistry Polyethyleneimine/*chemistry Psidium/parasitology Temperature Tephritidae/drug effects; |
| Notes: | "MedlineBhagat, Deepa Samanta, Suman K Bhattacharya, Santanu eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2013/02/19 Sci Rep. 2013; 3:1294. doi: 10.1038/srep01294" |
