Sri Lanka, March 20 -- For the first time in the world, an 'anti moth pest repellent bulb' for the Agro and Industrial Sector has been introduced by TOS Lanka Co. Ltd, a joint Sri Lanka and Japanese company at the Biyagama BOI Zone.

"This has been initiated through Japanese R&R and also with inputs from JAICA and UNDP," said TOS Lanka Co. Pvt. Ltd, President Jitsuo Mikasa who was in Sri Lanka for a brief stay. Unlike In traditional pest repellents where a light or chemicals or traps used to attract moth and destroy them, the bulb would scare away the pests.

Another unique feature of this bulb is that it's powered by solar energy and each bulb could cover a radius of around a quarter acre. He said that this bulb has already been tested i...