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Remote pest managment with automated traps
A decade spent developing pheromones for pest management underscored the importance of these chemicals for Michael Gilbert, president and CEO of British Columbia’s SemiosBio Technologies Inc. But at a cost of up to $5,000 a kilogram, pheromones are also one of the costliest pest control products on the market, making targeted deployment key to cost-effectiveness. Ideally, growers would ...
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Alfa Chemistry: Carboxyl-functionalized Pheromone Plays A Role in Pest Management
After launching alcohol-functionalized pheromones and aldehyde-functionalized pheromones in the previous months, the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry recently announced the release of carboxyl-functionalized pheromones for researchers worldwide. Over the past cascade, insect pheromones have exhibited intriguing potential in pest management and insect trace track. Serving as effective ...
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Revolutionary pest surveillance method to be launched at the 2015 National Horticulture Convention
A revolutionary new pest surveillance system that will help growers monitor insect populations will be on show at the 2015 National Horticulture Convention, Trade Show and Awards for Excellence. The Trapview Smart Trap System utilises innovative technology in a fully integrated system to provide a simplified solution for growers, agronomists and researchers to monitor the levels of various ...
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Agriculture Management and Monitoring: Role of Insect Pheromone in Pest Management
Pheromones are substances produced as messengers that affect the behavior of other insects, animals and members of the same species. In order to engage in routine activities, each species of insects relies on more than one hundred chemicals during its life. Pheromones can be mainly divided into the following species in function: trace pheromones (to locate a food source), aggregation pheromones ...
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Alfa Chemistry: Epoxy-functionalized Pheromones Enjoy Popularity in Pest Control
As a leading expert in the supply of pheromones, Alfa Chemistry has a thorough understanding of the essential role that insect pheromones play in pest control. Earlier this month, the company announced the decision to further enrich its offering range by introducing a dozen of epoxy-functionalized pheromones. Now a wide range of pheromones is readily available at Alfa Chemistry. Though having a ...
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Canadian Apple Orchard Taste-Tests the IoT
Algoma Orchards, located in Newcastle, Ontario, is no rinky-dink farm. In fact, it’s the largest privately owned grower and packer of apples in Canada. The company maintains 750 acres of trees, a packing plant and a juice factory onsite, and imports apples from Chile in order to maintain a year-round supply. The company also conducted a test last summer of an Internet-controlled ...
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