Use pheromone trap to protect crops

Use pheromone trap to protect crops
  • Pheromone trap is a biological agent used to catch insects that damage the crop.
  • These pheromone traps contain capsules containing a chemical. The insect is attracted by the scent of this chemical and gets captured in these Pheromone traps.
  • These capsules have a special type of scent that attracts male moths.
  • Different insects have different smells, so different capsules are used for different insects.
  • By using this the male insect gets trapped and the female insect is deprived of laying eggs.
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