Eco-friendly pest management strategies motivate the search for a platform having the ability to deliver pheromone in a controlled manner. Further, the pest like tomato pinworm <i>Tuta absoluta,</i> which is a leaf minor that dwells inside the host biomass, is hard to control with conventional pesticides. Sustainable agriculture practice uses pheromone trap made out of rubber septa that have a short field life and few other limitations. Hence to overcome this problem a pheromone composite with graphene oxide and amine-conjugated graphene oxide that can extend the diffusion path has been envisaged and developed. The composite with the optimum ratio of matrix and pheromone compound has been found to release the pheromone in the right ratio to kindle the neural network in the antenna and give significant electrophysiological responses. Thus, standardised composite performed well in the field to trap pests, hence it can be beneficial for farmers for longer field efficacy.

Eco-friendly targeted pest control using nanomaze lure: Application in agricultural nanotechnology

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