MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441097216 A) filed by Barrix Agro Sciences Private Limited on December 10, 2024, for Innovative Pheromone-Chromato-Gum Device To Attract & Trap Yellow Stem Borer In Paddy Fields.
Inventors include Lokesh Makam; Dr. Sourirajan Kannan; and Sarjapur Prabhakar Venkatesh Prasad.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: A novel, innovative, effective, and safe Equilateral Triangle Prism Trap (ETPT) device (100) designed to attract & trap Yellow Stem Borer (YSB) pest facilitating farmers to identify, mass trap, disrupt mating, and substantially eliminating the YSB pest in paddy crop fields. The trap device comprises of pheromone lure, which is a biodegradable, activated cellulose matrix lure or sustained release Angstrom Void Polymer (AVP) gel matrix lure, infused with a stabilized pheromone formulation for slow, sustained release of pheromones, and a yellow-coloured Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet or Polypropylene (PP) Sheet or Polyethylene (PE) Sheet or Acrylic (PMMA) Sheet or Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Sheet or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) Sheet or Bio-Plastic (PLA or PHA) Sheet or Yellow-Coated Paperboard or Yellow Coated Cardboard or Corrugated Sheets or Yellow Polyethylene-Coated Kraft Paper or Yellow PVC-Free Synthetic Paper (Polyolefin-Based) or Yellow- Coated Cork Sheets, with the colour specifically matching to PANTONE 116 C colour code for optimized colour influence to attract the pest, and the specifically designed pre-punched sheet can be easily shaped into a ETPT device, with inner surface coated with specific sticky gum formulation. The yellow-coloured ETPT device along with pheromone lure exhibits optimal chromotaxis and chemoreception, increases trapping efficiency by optimally attracting YSB pests over an extended period. A twist tie tag is used to secure attachment of the lure to the support stick within the trap and to adjust the height of the trap to the growing height of the crop.
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