Organic pest management with pheromones and traps
Today it is entirely possible to control and overcome pests without damaging the environment, putting persons at risk or endangering crops, land or the environment. Organic pest management with PHEROMONES is the result of many years applied scientific investigation.
Pheromones are volatile chemical substances released into the air by insects that are deliberately captured by other insects of the same species and can trigger a behaviour or response in the recipient organisms.
Pheromones can be classified by sex, aggregation, spoor, alarm, oviposition etc. Sexual and aggregation pheromones are the most suitable for large-scale pest detection, monitoring and capture. Sexual pheromones are released by the females to attract the male to mate, whereas aggregation pheromones are able to attract both male and females into the trap.
También hemos desarrollado los atrayentes, tanto alimenticios como cairomonales, muy utilizados en seguimiento y captura masiva de muchas plagas.
Sectors
Ecological agriculture
Integrated agriculture
Intensive agriculture
Green areas
Forestry
Environmental health
Stored products
Areas of Application
Pests of arable crops
Horticultural, industrial, cereal, floral, ornamental, forage.
Pests of woody crops
Pome fruit trees, stone fruit trees, vineyards, grapevines, olive groves, citrus fruits.
Stored Product Pests
Cocoa, tobacco, flour, dried vegetable products, nuts, wheat, cereals, grain.
Forest pests
Pines, cedars, firs, holm oaks, oaks, palmettos, palm trees.
Environmental health
Homes and urbanizations, golf courses, marinas, swimming pools, playgrounds, hospitals, educational centers, hotels and restaurants.
Buildings and monuments, boats and ships, fish farms.
Pest biocontrol systems
Monitoring
It consists of placing one or two traps per hectare (minimum one per plot) for the target pest, which allows, through periodic counts of the captures, to know the evolution of the pest in the plot and thus establish the appropriate measures..
Mass capture
A greater number of traps are placed (generally 10 to 20 per hectare) in order to capture the maximum number of adults of the pest.
Sexual confusion
This system is based on the saturation, by different means, of sexual pheromone in the environment, which confuses the males and prevents them from finding the females to mate..
Advantages of handling pheromones and traps
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Respect the biological balance of crops.
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Do not contain residue harmful to crops or the environment.
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System does not cause pest resistance.
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Pheromones are entirely safe for humans and domestic animals.
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Can be used for the early detection of pest infestations.
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Confirm the place where the infestation began.
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Help to identify specific pests while providing information on the seriousness of the infection, so that appropriate control measures can be taken.
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Help to verify the effectiveness of the control measures taken.
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Optimize the application of phytosanitary products, thereby reducing cost and saving time.