By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group)
NEW DELHI: An Israeli company says it has developed a no –spray, Environment – Friendly Solution that can protect Indian farmers from the deadly oriental fruit fly, which has destroyed 300 Fruit Species In Indian.
The Oriental Fruit fly (Bctroceradorsalis) is considered to be the most destructive, invasive and widespread of all fruit flies, and is also a menace in 65 other countries in Asia, Africa and the Americas.
The Agri-tech company Biofeed’s “lures’’ hugs on trees, Contain an organic customized mix of food and feeding stimulants , and control or therapeutic agents delivered by a patented gravity –Controlled fluid released platform .
Attracted by the odour, the fruit fly takes a sip and soon dies, without any chemicals reaching the fruit, air or soil.
Biofeed was one of the six innovative Israeli companies invited to give a demonstration to Prime Minister and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during the formers’ visit.
The launch of the company’s Attractant for female oriental fruit flies is a result of 15 years of development of core platform, and more than a year of development and testing in Israel and Karnataka.
