MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541060447 A) filed by Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, on June 25, for 'eco-friendly essential oil-based fumigant composition for red flour beetle control.'
Inventor(s) include Dhivya Bharathi N; Dr. R. Rajasekar; Shruti Meena C; Srivarshini M; and Yuvan Sankar J.
The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a natural fumigant composition for controlling Tribolium castaneum (Red Flour Beetle) infestations in stored grains using essential oils. The fumigant comprises neem oil (containing azadirachtin an...