Iranian Company Produces Herbal-Based Pesticides Based on Nanocapsules
“Using modern technologies, we were able to use these natural materials in production of pesticides that both kill pests and do not pose a risk to consumer’s health. One of the interesting features of these pesticides is their high durability so that these pesticides do not expire during long-term storage,” said Maryam Negahban, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
She explained that the formulation of these plant-based pesticides is based on nano and microencapsulation, and this technology can be used to produce a variety of safe pesticides that are free from chemical toxins.
“Our company has a record of producing nanocapsule polymer pesticide formulations for health pests, producing fumigating powders and tablets for stored products as an alternative to methyl bromide and phosphine, encapsulating insect pathogenic fungi (biopesticides), encapsulating various types of bacteria, producing herbal medicine to control the Varroa mite, a bee parasite, and disinfectants and external parasites for livestock, poultry, and birds,” Negahban said.
In a relevant development in May, a group of Iranian researchers had also succeeded in settling the problem of impacts of pesticides on agricultural products by making standard biocompatible poisons.
Researchers at a knowledge-based company stationed at Tarbiat Modarres University produced biocompatible pesticide formulations, Varozis disease drug, compounds that attract fruit flies, sulfur and tabul to control pests and plant pathogenic agents, pesticides from plant residues, compounds which increase the effectiveness of pesticides, and active targeted fertilizers.
“Agricultural pesticide residues have created many problems for the export of greenhouse products. An issue that caused many products to return to Iran many times and farmers suffered a lot,” Saeed Moharramipour, a professor of Agriculture Faculty of Tarbiat Modarres University and the managing director of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
“Our company has produced the product which kills the most important pest of greenhouses in the country - the two-spotted tartan mite. We have also registered the pesticide for fighting the citrus leafhopper, one of the key citrus pests,” he added.
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