1. Cue Lure

Introduction

Fenton Chemicals is the leading manufacturer of Speciality Chemicals, Emulsifiers, Silicon Spreaders and Pheromones all over the globe. Fenton Chemicals is manufacturing Cuelure of the highest quality with purity more than 97% for every batch.

Description

The Cuelure is a synthetic product related with the sexual pheromone produced by diptera of the Bactrocera genus, highly effective for the management of various fruit flies. It can be used for monitoring populations programs (monitoring) as well as management (mass capture).

Cuelure is chemically related to the sex pheromone produced by female melon flies to attract males for mating. Pheromones are volatile chemicals produced by a given species to change the behavior of other individuals of the same species. Cuelure will be initially used to attract male melon flies to prevent them from mating and producing the next fly generation. The name cuelure is derived from the Latin name of the target melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquilette). Cuelure is a colorless to pale yellow liquid .It volatilizes slowly. Tests show that cuelure attracts male melon flies more effectively than the unmodified se pheromone.

    Fruit Flies Attracted

    • Bactrocera cucurbitae
    • Bactrocera newmanii
    • Bactrocera tryoni
    • Bactrocera neohumeralis
    • Bactrocera frauenfeldi
    • Bactrocera nigrotibialis

    Technical Details

    Test ParametersStandardsActual Results
    AppearanceClear LiquidClear Liquid
    ColorLight Pale YellowLight Pale Yellow
    Refractive Index1.505 - 1.5201.507
    Density (g/ml) at 20°C1.000 - 1.110 g/ml1.099 g/ml
    Assay (GC)Min 97%99.13%

    Use Sites

    CUELURE is expected to be used initially in producing end products that attract and inactivate melon flies on such crops as Cucumber, Gherkin, Melons, Pumpkin, Bitter gourd, Coccinia (Little gourd), Snake gourd, Ridge gourd, Bottle gourd & other Cucurbitaceous crops and some fruits (Mango, Guava, Sapota, Citrus etc.)

    For Monitoring

    No. of lures per KM2: 1

    Timing: Throughout the year

    Replacement: Once in 30 - 40 days

    Total lures to be used per KM2: 8 - 12/year

    For Area-wide Control

    No. of lures per Acre: 6 - 10

    Timing: From flowering to harvest

    Replacement: Once in 30 - 40 days

    Total lures to be used in a season per acre: 12-20 or 18-30 depending on the crop

    2. Methyl Eugenol

    Introduction

    Fenton Chemicals is the leading manufacturer of Speciality Chemicals, Emulsifiers, Silicon Spreaders and Pheromones all over the globe. Fenton Chemicals is manufacturing Methyl Eugenol of the highest quality with purity more than 99% for every batch.

    Description

    Methyl Eugenol is a type of phenylpropanoid element which means the methyl ether of eugenol. It is produced by methylation of eugenol and has an alkyl group attached to its benzene ring. Methyl Eugenol is found in various essential oils.

    Its IUPAC name is 1,2-Dimethoxy-4(prop-2-en-1-yl) benzene. Other synonyms of Methyl Eugenol include:

    • Allylveratrol
    • 4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene
    • 4-Allylveratrol
    • Eugenol methyl ether

    ethyl eugenol will be used in insect traps and lure products to attract certain fruit flies such as the Oriental fruit fly on affected food crops. Methyl eugenol (4-allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzenecarboxylate) and cue-lure [4-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone] are highly attractive kairomone lures to oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), and melon fly, B. cucurbitae (Coquillett), respectively.

    FRUIT FLIES ATTRACTED TO METHYL EUGENOL BLOCK

    • Bactrocera dorsalis
    • Bactrocera zonata
    • Bactrocera correcta
    • Bactrocera papayae
    • Bactrocera musae
    • Bactrocera invadens

    Technical Details

    Test ParametersStandardsActual Results
    AppearanceClear Oily LiquidClear Liquid
    ColorColorless to pale yellow Light Pale Yellow
    Refractive Index1.532 – 1.536 1.507
    Density (g/ml) at 20°C1.032 – 1.036 g/ml 1.099 g/ml
    Assay (GC)Min 97%99.13%

    Use Sites

    Methyl Eugenol is expected to be used initially in producing end products that attract and inactivate melon flies on such crops as Mango, Guava, Papaya, Citrus & all fruit crops.

    For Monitoring

    No. of lures per KM2: 1

    Timing: Throughout the year

    Replacement: Once in 30 - 40 days

    Total lures to be used per KM2: 8 - 12/year

    For Area-wide Control

    No. of lures per Acre: 6 - 10

    Timing: From flowering to harvest

    Replacement: Once in 30 - 40 days

    Total lures to be used in a season per acre: 12-20 or 18-30 depending on the crop