TNAU received Patent for Nano parapheromone formulation for the control ofMelon fly in cucurbits

The Controller of Patents at the Patent Office in Chennai has granted a process patent to Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University for the invention of “Nano parapheromone formulation for the control
of Melon fly and preparation method thereof”. The patent is invented by Dr. M. Kannan, Professor
(Agricultural Entomology), Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Department of Agricultural
Entomology, TNAU, Coimbatore. The Intellectual Property Management Cell at the Department of
Agricultural Economics, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS), TNAU,
Coimbatore has facilitated the patent filing.
Nano parapheromone formulation contains an advanced formulation in which the cue lure is
impregnated in to nano mesoporous carrier system for slow release. The nano formulation lure
enhance trap catches of male cucurbits fruit flies (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) with extended field
duration. Suggested operation is place the lure inside the trap and install
in the field during flowering stage of the cucurbits. Avoid placing the trap direct to sunlight. The
recommendation for monitoring is 10 lures/ ha and mass trapping is 25 lures/ha. Change the lure in
the traps once in 100 days to capture the fruit flies.

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