Develop insecticidal coatings to help prevent pests from spreading in freight

The Bio-Vectors project will help develop functional coatings with insecticidal and insect repellent properties for board containers and flies and mosquitoes suitable for packaging in contact with food.
5,200 container ships currently working in world cargo, and that number continues to grow. According to United Nations projections, global freight activity is expected to increase by 4.3 per cent by 2050

. Therefore, controlling vectors (disease-carrying organisms) at entry points is important to ensure that invasive species do not settle locally. The environment prevents the spread of local media species to other countries by land, air and sea transport.
particularly related to the shipment of horticultural products and ornamental plants, which may carry eggs, larvae and larvae that can be transmitted through international freight. In addition, packaged goods must be stored in enclosed spaces, not in spaces that encourage pest proliferation.
develop functional coatings with insecticidal and insect repellent properties
Laurentia, Pectro-FlexoColor, Smurfit Kappa and Aimplas have launched the Bio-Vectors project to stop carriers from spreading in freight. The involvement of these companies should ensure coverage throughout the value chain, with the aim of developing functional coatings with insecticidal and insect repellent properties for use in cardboard containers and packaging suitable for food contact with flies and mosquitoes.