MUMBAI, India, Dec. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511102363 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 24, for 'method for preparing fruit peel-based biodegradable insect traps with visual and semiochemical cues.'
Inventor(s) include Muskan; Dr. Shimpy Sarkar; and Dr. Arshdeep Singh.
The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a method (100) for preparing fruit peel-based biodegradable insect traps with visual and semiochemical cues. Fruit peels are dried and ground (step 102), combined with gelatinized starch, dissolved chitosan, and glycerol to form a substrate (steps 104-106), and cast into thin sheets of 0.2-0.5 mm thickness (step 108). An adhesive layer of rosin, gum Arabic, starch gel, and glycerol is applied (step 110), followed by natural attractants or pheromones such as cinnamon, lemon, limonene, linalool, or clove, basil, nutmeg oil (step 112). The traps capture fruit flies, whiteflies, and aphids while decomposing in soil within 30-60 days. The method provides a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and scalable approach for integrated pest management using biodegradable agro-waste substrates with dual visual and chemical functionality."
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