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The fruit fly has a huge multiply capacity. One fly can lay several hundred eggs and one generation is about a month and a half. Therefore, the multiplication potential of one female per year is millions of flies so that the direct damage from infection damage is a general decay and loss of the entire crop.
The solutions currently available for fruit fly control:
(a) Chemical pesticide spraying that
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The fruit fly has a huge multiply capacity. One fly can lay several hundred eggs and one generation is about a month and a half. Therefore, the multiplication potential of one female per year is millions of flies so that the direct damage from infection damage is a general decay and loss of the entire crop.
The solutions currently available for fruit fly control:
(a) Chemical pesticide spraying that has the potential of toxicity to humans, animals and various biological strains.
(b) Integrated biochemical pesticides that attract sexually mature females to poison traps. These materials, also, are not environmentally friendly. In addition, the cost of materials and operations is high and also requires a high level of professional guidance, operation, supervision and strict monitoring of all pest seasons and an appropriate response according to the findings and the quantity of flies.
(c) Releasing of infertile males in the infected regions. this procedure provides a partial and imperfect solution.
Our solution:
EcoS is a combination of genetically engineered proteins that exhibit specific toxicity to the fruit fly on one hand and environmentally and animal-friendly on the other hand. EcoS formulation in microparticles and/or nanoparticles contains, among other things, a small and non-toxic protein derived from an environmentally friendly bacterium. The formulation will be given by spray or emulsion in the ground near the trees and will be designed to attract and eliminate sexually mature females.
The benefits of the EcoS project approach:
(a) Use only biological friendly compounds without any hazardous chemicals. (b) Formulation having a pesticidal effect at both the larval and adult levels. (c) A solution that fits and integrates with different pest control strategies. (d) A potential future solution for pest control.
The stage we are in today:
We are at the beginning of field trials and formulations of the EcoS engineered compound. The req uired capital: NIS 400,000 for: Laboratory technician (12000 NIS per month = 144k NIS); Laboratory equipment and materials (6k NIS per month = 72K NIS); Patent registration (about 5k NIS); Attending conferences (about 5k NIS); Payment for renting lab area (about 5k NIS per month = 60k) and other unexpected costs. Close
ECoS pest control
Ecological friendly control of fruit fly
The Mediterranean fly (ceratitis capitata) is currently among the most threatening pest in agriculture, causing severe damage to over 250 different fruit and vegetable species. Its distribution spans a world, especially in Africa, the Middle East, India, Western Australia, California and Hawaii. The female fly lays eggs in the fruit rind, and these develop into mounds in the fruit flesh that then go out into the ground. This means that the eggs, chickens and pups of the fly are hidden inside the fruits or in the soil and only the adults are visible and exposed to pest control. This is the reason why the pest control efforts have so far focused on killing the fly females in order to prevent egg-laying.The fruit fly has a huge multiply capacity. One fly can lay several hundred eggs and one generation is about a month and a half. Therefore, the multiplication potential of one female per year is millions of flies so that the direct damage from infection damage is a general decay and loss of the entire crop.
The solutions currently available for fruit fly control:
(a) Chemical pesticide spraying that
Ecological friendly control of fruit fly
The Mediterranean fly (ceratitis capitata) is currently among the most threatening pest in agriculture, causing severe damage to over 250 different fruit and vegetable species. Its distribution spans a world, especially in Africa, the Middle East, India, Western Australia, California and Hawaii. The female fly lays eggs in the fruit rind, and these develop into mounds in the fruit flesh that then go out into the ground. This means that the eggs, chickens and pups of the fly are hidden inside the fruits or in the soil and only the adults are visible and exposed to pest control. This is the reason why the pest control efforts have so far focused on killing the fly females in order to prevent egg-laying.The fruit fly has a huge multiply capacity. One fly can lay several hundred eggs and one generation is about a month and a half. Therefore, the multiplication potential of one female per year is millions of flies so that the direct damage from infection damage is a general decay and loss of the entire crop.
The solutions currently available for fruit fly control:
(a) Chemical pesticide spraying that has the potential of toxicity to humans, animals and various biological strains.
(b) Integrated biochemical pesticides that attract sexually mature females to poison traps. These materials, also, are not environmentally friendly. In addition, the cost of materials and operations is high and also requires a high level of professional guidance, operation, supervision and strict monitoring of all pest seasons and an appropriate response according to the findings and the quantity of flies.
(c) Releasing of infertile males in the infected regions. this procedure provides a partial and imperfect solution.
Our solution:
EcoS is a combination of genetically engineered proteins that exhibit specific toxicity to the fruit fly on one hand and environmentally and animal-friendly on the other hand. EcoS formulation in microparticles and/or nanoparticles contains, among other things, a small and non-toxic protein derived from an environmentally friendly bacterium. The formulation will be given by spray or emulsion in the ground near the trees and will be designed to attract and eliminate sexually mature females.
The benefits of the EcoS project approach:
(a) Use only biological friendly compounds without any hazardous chemicals. (b) Formulation having a pesticidal effect at both the larval and adult levels. (c) A solution that fits and integrates with different pest control strategies. (d) A potential future solution for pest control.
The stage we are in today:
We are at the beginning of field trials and formulations of the EcoS engineered compound. The req uired capital: NIS 400,000 for: Laboratory technician (12000 NIS per month = 144k NIS); Laboratory equipment and materials (6k NIS per month = 72K NIS); Patent registration (about 5k NIS); Attending conferences (about 5k NIS); Payment for renting lab area (about 5k NIS per month = 60k) and other unexpected costs. Close
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