ZEOLITES IN SEXUAL CONFUSION: SLOW RELEASE OF PHEROMONES.

摘要

Semiochemicals can be adsorbed in zeolites and their diffusion-desorption rate can berncontrolled by modifying the physicochemical and structural parameters of zeolites. By matchingrnthe nature of the semiochemical, its functional groups, and the framework, extra-frameworkrncomposition and pore topology of the zeolite, it is possible to design dispensers that allow tornachieve the adequate air concentration of the pheromone (the most important group ofrnsemiochemical) within times long enough to be used for insect sexual confusion for thernpreservation of crops.