Fig. 1

Principle of components of the Lunch-Box approach. Three components are required (1) the lure (chemical ecology) based on semio-chemicals, (2) the box (nanotechnology), which include novel nanocarriers made of palatable natural materials, and (3) the kill (pesticides), which can include smart pesticide that are more targeted and ensure a protected environment until it reaches the target species. *For visual reasons we use a bucky-ball to illustrate the nano-container, we will not use bucky-balls but polymers but in a drawing, these would simply be opaque