| Title: | Nanomaze Lure: Pheromone Sandwich in Graphene Oxide Interlayers for Sustainable Targeted Pest Control |
| Author(s): | Kaur K; Sharma S; Gupta R; Munikrishnappa VKT; Chandel M; Ahamed M; Singhal NK; Bakthavatsalam N; Gorantla M; Muthusamy E; Subaharan K; Shanmugam V; |
| Address: | "Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Habitat Centre, Phase-10, Sector- 64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India. National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, C-127, Industrial Area, S.A.S. Nagar, Phase-8, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 160071, India. ICAR - National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bangalore 560064, India. Nanomaterials & Catalysis Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific, Research, Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India. ATGC Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad 500014, India" |
| Journal Title: | ACS Appl Mater Interfaces |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1944-8252 (Electronic) 1944-8244 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The indiscriminate use of pesticides leads to irreparable damage to the ecosystem, which motivates for sustainable alternatives like pheromone-assisted pest management. The tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta is a major threat to tomato cultivation. Moreover, its green management technology uses a pheromone trap that has a short field life. To overcome this problem, a pheromone composite with graphene oxide (GO) and amine-modified graphene oxide (AGO) that can extend the diffusion path has been developed. The composite stimulates an effective electrophysiological response in the antenna, which results in trapping of a significantly higher number of insects as compared to the commercial septa, thus qualifying it for field evaluation. Compared to AGO, the GO composite has pheromones assembled into a multilayer, which increases the pheromone diffusion path. This in turn resulted in the extension of the pheromone life that proportionally increased the pest trapped. This technique will be beneficial to farmers as they have longer field efficacy to keep the pest damage low in an environmentally friendly manner" |
| Keywords: | Acetates/*pharmacology Animals Delayed-Action Preparations/*chemistry Fatty Alcohols/*pharmacology Graphite/*chemistry Insect Control/*methods Male Moths/drug effects Nanocomposites/*chemistry Pheromones/*pharmacology Tuta absoluta eco-friendly graphene o; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKaur, Kamaljit Sharma, Sandeep Gupta, Ritika Munikrishnappa, Vinay Kumar Thirumalahatti Chandel, Mahima Ahamed, Momin Singhal, Nitin Kumar Bakthavatsalam, Nandagopal Gorantla, Markandeya Muthusamy, Eswaramoorthy Subaharan, Kesavan Shanmugam, Vijayakumar eng 2021/10/08 ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Oct 20; 13(41):48349-48357. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c09118. Epub 2021 Oct 7" |
