MUMBAI, India, Dec. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511102363 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 24, for 'method for preparing fruit peel-based biodegradable insect traps with visual and semiochemical cues.'

Inventor(s) include Muskan; Dr. Shimpy Sarkar; and Dr. Arshdeep Singh.

The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a method (100) for preparing fruit peel-based biodegradable insect traps with visual and semiochemical cues. Fruit peels are dried and ground (step 102), combined with gelatinized starch, dissolved chitosan, and g...