Insect Pheromones An Eco Friendly Tool for Insect Management (original) (raw)

2023, Short communication

Insects are the major concern of agricultural crop production loss. Records show that 30per cent of production loss in cotton, 25 per cent in rice, 20 per cent in oilseeds and sugarcane, 18per cent in maize, 15per cent in groundnut and pulses are caused by insects (Dhaliwal et al., 2015). To get rid of these insects, farmers tend to use many insecticides. Insecticides are toxic not only to pests, but also to humans and animals, nearly 3,00,000 deaths are caused worldwide every year by poisoning from pesticides (Sabarwal et al., 2018). Considering these and other associated drawbacks like resistance against pesticides, residues in edible foods and soil and resurgence of pestswith the usages of pesticides, scientists around the world tried to get to the bottom of this issue with sustainable approach by behavioral manipulation of insects through insect pheromone traps.Usage of the pheromone traps can lower the cost of production. Although, the pheromone traps are ecofriendly, creates no harmful effects on other organisms than the targeted one.