Iranian Company’s Eco-Friendly Device Traps Pest Insects
The ‘Physical Eco-Friendly Multi-Purpose Insecticide System’ is a device that can identify pest insects and trap them without the need for chemicals or pheromones (a type of chemicals), and thus the health of the trees will be guaranteed.
“One of the main advantages of this system is the lack of chemicals or pheromones; this system is completely environmentally-friendly and does not cause any damage to the farms and gardens,” Khalili, the managing director of Novinandishan Faraz Geveni company, told ANA.
“Also, the system enjoys the capability to trap all types of harmful insects in gardens and farms; the device does not require electricity and is equipped with a solar panel and a rechargeable battery with a very long lifespan,” he added.
Noting that the device is activated when it gets dark and traps harmful insects, Khalili said, “One of the main goals of the company is to use the latest technologies, reduce heavy costs, the consumption of chemical poisons and the damage caused by the excessive use of chemical pesticides and produce high-quality agricultural products based on the global standards.”
In a relevant development in July, researchers of a knowledge-based company in Iran had also succeeded in production of non-chemical pesticides to meet the needs of farmers in different provinces of the country.
“We succeeded in production of all kinds of ergonomic left-handed amino acids and in our knowledge-based company, we are specialized in production of protein hydrolyzate,” Parvin Baradaran, the managing director of the knowledge-based company stationed at Shahr-e Kord’s Science and Technology Park, told ANA.
Noting that protein hydrolyzate is viewed as a non-chemical pesticide, she said, “The technology is designed to control and attract Mediterranean flies, fruit flies, African flies, Mexican flies, Drosophila flies, lesser pumpkin flies, olive flies and mango flies.”
“In our company, we created all the proteins related to all types of flies separately. We also succeeded in designing a multifunctional amino acid. New amino acids, in addition to 19 left-handed single-chain free micromolecule amino acids, also enjoy the cability to repel insects,” Baradaran said.
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