Alfa Chemistry: Carboxyl-functionalized Pheromone Plays A Role in Pest Management
After launch ing 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, i nsect pheromones have exhibited intriguing potential in pest management and insect trace track. Serving as effective tools to monitor and manage pests , pheromone dispensers and pheromone baited traps have become common practices . The insect pheromone family shares a wide range of advantages such as high activity, strong specificity, no environmental pollution , un harm ed to natural enemies, etc. “ Based on different chemical structure s, insect parapheromone can be divided into different types. Carboxyl-functionalized pheromones refer to pheromone s that contain carboxyl functional groups . In contrast, other pheromones may contain functional groups such as alcohols, esters, al...