Target biology
Define the pest, olfactory pathway and biological objective.
Pheromones · Semiochemicals · Insect traps
Engineering Olfaction for Precision Pest Management
Pheromone lures, semiochemical actives, insect traps and smart pest monitoring. From laboratory requirements to field use, discuss product supply and custom manufacture with CropG1.
Understand the scienceProducts & applications
Find what you need for your field, laboratory or business.
Pheromone lures
Find lures and compatible traps for the insect you need to monitor.
Explore pheromone luresSemiochemical actives
Request individual compounds, specified blends or custom synthesis.
Explore semiochemical activesInsect traps
Compare trap types, collection methods and options for your crop or site.
Explore insect trapsSmart pest monitoring
Explore camera-based pink bollworm monitoring and field observations.
Explore smart pest monitoringCustom manufacture
Discuss trap moulding, tooling, assembly, packaging and production quantities.
Explore custom manufactureKnow your requirement already? Request specifications and a quotation. You do not need access to protected molecular information to make an enquiry.
The scientific foundation
How chemical signals
influence insect behaviour.
Organisms exchange chemical information continuously. CropG1 studies how semiochemical signals connect molecules, sensory systems and behaviour — and how that knowledge can inform new agricultural technologies.
Explore insect olfaction and chemical communication
SEMIOCHEMICAL SIGNAL → OLFACTORY / MOLECULAR RECOGNITION → BEHAVIOUR
From environmental signal to biological recognition and response.
Depending on the insect and pathway, recognition may involve odorant- or pheromone-binding proteins, chemosensory proteins (CSPs), and olfactory receptors including Orco-associated receptor complexes. The contribution and evidence for each element are species-, ligand- and context-dependent.
Molecular Discovery & Olfactory Modulation
Design around
recognition.
CropG1 is developing a research direction that applies molecular-design thinking to insect olfactory systems: connecting target biology and molecular recognition with ligand design, synthesis, functional response and behaviour.
The programme is exploratory. Evidence, targets and suitable assays vary by pest and pathway; activity at one layer does not by itself demonstrate behavioural or field performance.
TARGET BIOLOGY → MOLECULAR DESIGN → FUNCTION → BEHAVIOUR
A staged research logic for olfactory modulation.
Molecular recognition
Study the evidence connecting ligands, binding proteins and receptors.
Ligand design
Explore semiochemical analogues and structure–activity relationships.
Synthesis & SAR
Relate chemical changes to measured structure–activity relationships.
Functional response
Evaluate activity in scientifically appropriate assays.
Behavioural modulation
Test whether molecular activity translates into relevant behaviour.
SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION
Odorant- and pheromone-binding proteins, CSPs, olfactory receptors and Orco-associated systems are considered only where relevant and supported by the biology of the target system.
SEMIOCHEMICAL SUPPLY
From an identified compound
to the product you need.
Request individual semiochemical actives, blends, lures and controlled-release dispensers. Start with a chemical name, CAS number or insect pest; tell us the quantity and specification you require.
For chemists and manufacturers
Specify chemical identity, stereochemistry, purity, quantity and pack size. For a new analogue or an uncertain identity, describe your requirement for a feasibility assessment.
- IDENTITY
- Name, CAS or structure identifier
- QUALITY
- Purity and analytical requirements
- QUANTITY
- Trial quantity and annual demand
- DOCUMENTS
- Request SDS, TDS and batch data
For agricultural professionals
Tell us the insect, crop, location and intended use. We can discuss the lure, dispenser and compatible trap together.
Attraction, repellency, monitoring and mating disruption are different requirements. Product selection and any performance claims must match the species, application and available evidence.
Explore rice yellow stem borer monitoringAssociated compounds are available to approved users. Proprietary blends, formulations and sourcing information remain protected. Supply specifications, availability and lead times are confirmed by quotation.
Formulation & Delivery
From signal to
pest management.
Semiochemicals can support both surveillance and direct behavioural pest management. Their performance depends on how signals are formulated, released and deployed in the field.
CropG1 approaches formulation and delivery as the enabling layer connecting chemical ecology to monitoring, behavioural intervention and field validation.
BIOLOGICAL OBJECTIVE → STRATEGY → MOLECULE + DELIVERY → FIELD VALIDATION
The biological objective determines the intervention strategy; the strategy defines molecule, release and validation requirements.
SURVEILLANCEMonitoring & Detection
Observe pest presence and support field intelligence.
BEHAVIOURAL PEST MANAGEMENTIntervention through chemical communication
Mass trapping · Mating disruption · Attract-and-kill · Push–pull · Emerging strategies
01Objective decides strategy.
02Strategy defines delivery requirements.
03Delivery controls how the signal enters the field.
04Field validation closes the loop.
The landscape describes research and application strategies. It does not imply that every strategy or formulation is currently offered as a commercial CropG1 product.
Pest Management / Pest Surveillance
The field has a story.
Start with observation.
Introducing AI Smart Trap
See the product.
Explore the evidence.
Developed by ICAR–CICR. CropG1 is collaborating on commercialisation and further development for cotton pest surveillance.
Explore AI Smart Trap Product film · Photographs · Field accounts · Source libraryFLAGSHIP RESEARCH PLATFORM
PHEROSCAN
Translating Semiochemical Signals into Farm Intelligence
PHEROSCAN is a modular semiochemical sensing platform.
The research explores scientifically justified recognition and sensing modalities across laboratory, portable and connected field configurations.
SIGNAL & ACQUISITION → RECOGNITION & SENSING → RESPONSE & CALIBRATION → FIELD INTELLIGENCE
A modular scientific flow rather than a fixed sensor geometry.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Detection is not the endpoint.
Can the sensing response distinguish relevant semiochemical information under realistic conditions?
Can response be calibrated against known signal conditions and analytical references?
Can the platform operate meaningfully outside controlled laboratory conditions?
Can improved chemical information support better decisions within broader pest-management programmes?
MODULAR SENSING · CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE
Sampling and recognition may use biosensors, chemical sensors or other justified modalities. AI-assisted interpretation, pest-surveillance observations, IoT-connected systems and environmental data can support field intelligence where useful; they are enabling tools, not the scientific endpoint.
Research & Innovation Programmes
Research with
a defined purpose.
CropG1 programmes connect scientific questions with molecular, behavioural, sensing and field-validation work for precision pest management.
Explore our research programmes and published work. Confidential methods and unpublished results are shared only by agreement.
CURRENT / DEVELOPING RESEARCH
Scientific platforms and research directions in active development.
01FLAGSHIP PLATFORM
PHEROSCAN
A modular semiochemical sensing platform.
02DEVELOPING RESEARCH DIRECTION
Olfactory Molecular Discovery
Exploring target biology, molecular recognition, ligand design, synthesis, functional response and behaviour.
03DEVELOPING R&D
AI-enabled Pest Surveillance
Developing AI-assisted and connected approaches for automated pest observation and surveillance as a complementary field-intelligence capability. CropG1 is collaborating with ICAR–CICR on commercialisation and further development of AI Smart Trap.
SELECTED FUNDED TRANSLATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Prior competitively supported translation programmes presented separately from current research.
01FUNDED TRANSLATIONAL PROGRAMME
BIRAC-BIG
Biotechnology Ignition Grant supporting development of a dual lure designed to attract male and female fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Competitively awarded BIRAC translational funding through C-CAMP.
02FUNDED TRANSLATIONAL PROGRAMME
ELEVATE
Karnataka ELEVATE Idea2PoC support for development of an allelochemical-based dual lure targeting male and female coffee white stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes.
Insights & scientific exchange
Ideas should
be discoverable.
Articles, lectures, presentations and technical perspectives form a structured knowledge layer connected to CropG1 researchers, projects and scientific themes.
FEATURED INSIGHTAgroPages · 31 July 2026
Are Biologicals Becoming What They Were Supposed to Replace?
Read on AgroPagesCONTRIBUTIONS KEEP THEIR SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT
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Collaborate
Build the evidence
the field requires.
Academic research, industry R&D, international consortia, joint funding proposals and field validation each require a different collaboration pathway.
The pathway should follow the scientific problem, the evidence required and the stage of development.
Academic ResearchIndustry R&DInternational ConsortiaJoint FundingField Validation
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