{"id":923,"date":"2024-06-13T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/?p=923"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:52:02","slug":"novo-metodo-para-controle-da-lagarta-do-cartucho-do-milho-e-patenteado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/novo-metodo-para-controle-da-lagarta-do-cartucho-do-milho-e-patenteado\/","title":{"rendered":"A highly effective and environmentally friendly method to control the fall armyworm ("},"content":{"rendered":"

Solution<\/b><\/p>\n

A highly effective and environmentally friendly method to control the fall armyworm (<\/span>Spodoptera frugiperda<\/span><\/i>), a pest that causes severe losses to Brazilian farmers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the technological basis of this solution?<\/b><\/p>\n

The technology is based on the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Through a detailed study of the pest\u2019s egg structures, researchers identified a way to introduce Bt and eliminate the embryo before hatching.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is innovative about it?<\/b><\/p>\n

Unlike existing methods, which act only at the larval stage\u2014when significant damage has already occurred\u2014this new approach developed by INCT NanoAgro researchers targets the embryonic phase, eliminating the pest before it harms the crop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Who could benefit from this solution?<\/b><\/p>\n

The technology serves corn producers broadly, including organic farmers. It also creates added value for companies aiming to deliver effective and sustainable solutions to the agricultural sector, with no risks to farmers or the environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the market potential?<\/b><\/p>\n

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In 2024, Brazil became the world\u2019s largest exporter of corn, with over<\/span> 56 million tons exported<\/b> and <\/span>revenues surpassing US$13.65 billion<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fall armyworm (<\/span>Spodoptera frugiperda<\/span><\/i>is the most destructive pest affecting Brazilian cornfields, causing <\/span>annual losses estimated at R$10 billion<\/b>, and threatening <\/span>30% to 50% of the country\u2019s corn crops<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are the key differentiators of the technology?<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe use of bioinsecticides such as Bt offers significant advantages over conventional insecticides, as it preserves ecosystem services, including pollinators and natural enemies of pests. Furthermore, Bt provides a novel and safe solution compatible with organic agriculture, allowing farmers to achieve greater added value for their products.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Ricardo Polanczyk, UNESP Jaboticabal, lead researcher\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is its technology readiness level?<\/b><\/p>\n

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TRL 4\u00a0 | <\/span>| Applied Research or Experimental Development (Frascati Manual)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Business Opportunity<\/b><\/p>\n

The technology is patented and available for licensing or collaboration with companies interested in environmentally sustainable strategies to control the fall armyworm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interested parties are invited to contact INCT via <\/span>this link<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Researchers and institutions involved<\/b><\/p>\n

Research team: Prof. Ricardo A. Polanczyk (UNESP Jaboticabal); Fabiana Santana Machado, PhD candidate in Agronomy (Agricultural Entomology), FCAV\/UNESP; Edimar Peterlini, PhD candidate in Agronomy (Agricultural Entomology), FCAV\/UNESP; Prof. Helio Conte (State University of Maring\u00e1); Prof. Bruno Daquila (State University of Maring\u00e1).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Solu\u00e7\u00e3o: Um m\u00e9todo altamente eficaz e n\u00e3o poluente para conter a lagarta-do-cartucho-do-milho (Spodoptera frugiperda), que causa enormes preju\u00edzos aos produtores brasileiros.\u00a0\u00a0   Qual \u00e9 a base tecnol\u00f3gica dessa solu\u00e7\u00e3o? A tecnologia utilizada na solu\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 baseada na bact\u00e9ria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). O estudo minucioso das estruturas do ovo da lagarta permitiu aos pesquisadores identificar uma […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vitrine-tecnologica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1331,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions\/1331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inctnanoagro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}