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PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1225436

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PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1225436

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Pheromones Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028

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Market Overview:

  • The global integrated pest management (IPM) pheromones market size reached US$ 926.9 Million in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 1,398.8 Million by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% during 2023-2028.
  • Integrated pest management (IPM) pheromones refer to environmentally friendly pest management approaches that combine different management practices and strategies to grow healthy crops while minimizing the utilization of pesticides. They integrate cultural practices, along with prevention and mechanical, physical, biological and chemical pest controls to prevent and suppress all kinds of pests, such as weeds, insects, diseases and vertebrate pests, including ground squirrels and pigeons. They are considered as a pillar for pesticide risk reduction and sustainable intensification of crop production. They are based on several principles, such as identifying pests, their hosts and beneficial organisms before taking action, establishing monitoring guidelines for each pest species, developing an action threshold for the pest, evaluating and implementing control tactics and monitoring, analyzing and documenting the results.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Pheromones Market Trends:

  • The global market is majorly driven by significant growth in the agriculture industry. Along with this, the rising environmental concerns among the masses have encouraged leading players to heavily invest in the implementation of integrated pest management pheromones, thereby contributing to the growth of the market on the global level. Apart from this, numerous initiatives undertaken by the governments of several countries toward sustainable development are creating a positive outlook. Moreover, the rising awareness regarding the benefits of IPM pheromone technologies and the increasing concerns among individuals over the potential health hazards of synthetic pesticides are impacting the market growth favorably. Furthermore, continual technological advancements and the integration of pest management technology in crop protection are providing a boost to the demand. Other factors, including the widespread adoption of sustainable farming practices, a considerable decrease in arable lands, the growing health-consciousness among the masses and extensive research and development (R&D) activities conducted by key players, are also positively influencing the market.

Key Market Segmentation:

  • IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global integrated pest management (IPM) pheromones market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on product, function, mode of application and application.

Breakup by Product:

  • Sex Pheromones
  • Aggregation Pheromones
  • Alarm Pheromones
  • Others

Breakup by Function:

  • Monitoring and Detection
  • Mating Disruption
  • Mass Trapping
  • Others

Breakup by Mode of Application:

  • Traps
  • Prayers
  • Dispensers

Breakup by Application:

  • Field Crops
  • Vegetable Crops
  • Others

Breakup by Region:

  • North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
  • Middle East and Africa

Competitive Landscape:

  • The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Advanced IPM, BASF SE, Bayer AG, Ecolab Inc., IPM Technologies Pty Ltd., IPMS India (Pvt) Ltd., Isagro, Novagrica, Russell IPM Ltd., SGS S.A., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Corporation and The Wonderful Company LLC.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

  • How has the global integrated pest management (IPM) pheromones market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global integrated pest management (IPM) pheromones market?
  • What are the key regional markets?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the product?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the function?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the mode of application?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the application?
  • What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
  • What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
  • What is the structure of the global integrated pest management (IPM) pheromones market and who are the key players?
  • What is the degree of competition in the industry?
Product Code: SR1423A277_Report

Table of Contents

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

  • 2.1 Objectives of the Study
  • 2.2 Stakeholders
  • 2.3 Data Sources
    • 2.3.1 Primary Sources
    • 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
  • 2.4 Market Estimation
    • 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
    • 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
  • 2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction

  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 Global Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Pheromones Market

  • 5.1 Market Overview
  • 5.2 Market Performance
  • 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
  • 5.4 Market Forecast

6 Market Breakup by Product

  • 6.1 Sex Pheromones
    • 6.1.1 Market Trends
    • 6.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 6.2 Aggregation Pheromones
    • 6.2.1 Market Trends
    • 6.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 6.3 Alarm Pheromones
    • 6.3.1 Market Trends
    • 6.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 6.4 Others
    • 6.4.1 Market Trends
    • 6.4.2 Market Forecast

7 Market Breakup by Function

  • 7.1 Monitoring and Detection
    • 7.1.1 Market Trends
    • 7.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 7.2 Mating Disruption
    • 7.2.1 Market Trends
    • 7.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 7.3 Mass Trapping
    • 7.3.1 Market Trends
    • 7.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 7.4 Others
    • 7.4.1 Market Trends
    • 7.4.2 Market Forecast

8 Market Breakup by Mode of Application

  • 8.1 Traps
    • 8.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2 Prayers
    • 8.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3 Dispensers
    • 8.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.2 Market Forecast

9 Market Breakup by Application

  • 9.1 Field Crops
    • 9.1.1 Market Trends
    • 9.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 9.2 Vegetable Crops
    • 9.2.1 Market Trends
    • 9.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 9.3 Others
    • 9.3.1 Market Trends
    • 9.3.2 Market Forecast

10 Market Breakup by Region

  • 10.1 North America
    • 10.1.1 United States
      • 10.1.1.1 Market Trends
      • 10.1.1.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.1.2 Canada
      • 10.1.2.1 Market Trends
      • 10.1.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 10.2 Asia-Pacific
    • 10.2.1 China
      • 10.2.1.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.1.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.2.2 Japan
      • 10.2.2.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.2.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.2.3 India
      • 10.2.3.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.3.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.2.4 South Korea
      • 10.2.4.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.4.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.2.5 Australia
      • 10.2.5.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.5.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.2.6 Indonesia
      • 10.2.6.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.6.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.2.7 Others
      • 10.2.7.1 Market Trends
      • 10.2.7.2 Market Forecast
  • 10.3 Europe
    • 10.3.1 Germany
      • 10.3.1.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.1.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.3.2 France
      • 10.3.2.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.2.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.3.3 United Kingdom
      • 10.3.3.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.3.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.3.4 Italy
      • 10.3.4.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.4.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.3.5 Spain
      • 10.3.5.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.5.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.3.6 Russia
      • 10.3.6.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.6.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.3.7 Others
      • 10.3.7.1 Market Trends
      • 10.3.7.2 Market Forecast
  • 10.4 Latin America
    • 10.4.1 Brazil
      • 10.4.1.1 Market Trends
      • 10.4.1.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.4.2 Mexico
      • 10.4.2.1 Market Trends
      • 10.4.2.2 Market Forecast
    • 10.4.3 Others
      • 10.4.3.1 Market Trends
      • 10.4.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 10.5 Middle East and Africa
    • 10.5.1 Market Trends
    • 10.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
    • 10.5.3 Market Forecast

11 SWOT Analysis

  • 11.1 Overview
  • 11.2 Strengths
  • 11.3 Weaknesses
  • 11.4 Opportunities
  • 11.5 Threats

12 Value Chain Analysis

13 Porters Five Forces Analysis

  • 13.1 Overview
  • 13.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 13.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 13.4 Degree of Competition
  • 13.5 Threat of New Entrants
  • 13.6 Threat of Substitutes

14 Price Analysis

15 Competitive Landscape

  • 15.1 Market Structure
  • 15.2 Key Players
  • 15.3 Profiles of Key Players
    • 15.3.1 Advanced IPM
      • 15.3.1.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
    • 15.3.2 BASF SE
      • 15.3.2.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.2.3 Financials
      • 15.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
    • 15.3.3 Bayer AG
      • 15.3.3.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.3.3 Financials
      • 15.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
    • 15.3.4 Ecolab Inc.
      • 15.3.4.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.4.3 Financials
      • 15.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
    • 15.3.5 IPM Technologies Pty Ltd.
      • 15.3.5.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
    • 15.3.6 IPMS India (Pvt) Ltd.
      • 15.3.6.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
    • 15.3.7 Isagro
      • 15.3.7.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.7.3 Financials
    • 15.3.8 Novagrica
      • 15.3.8.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
    • 15.3.9 Russell IPM Ltd.
      • 15.3.9.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
    • 15.3.10 SGS S.A.
      • 15.3.10.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.10.3 Financials
    • 15.3.11 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
      • 15.3.11.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.11.3 Financials
      • 15.3.11.4 SWOT Analysis
    • 15.3.12 Sumitomo Corporation
      • 15.3.12.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
      • 15.3.12.3 Financials
      • 15.3.12.4 SWOT Analysis
    • 15.3.13 The Wonderful Company LLC
      • 15.3.13.1 Company Overview
      • 15.3.13.2 Product Portfolio
Product Code: SR1423A277_Report

List of Figures

  • Figure 1: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
  • Figure 2: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017-2022
  • Figure 3: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 4: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2022
  • Figure 5: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Breakup by Function (in %), 2022
  • Figure 6: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Breakup by Mode of Application (in %), 2022
  • Figure 7: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2022
  • Figure 8: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2022
  • Figure 9: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Sex Pheromones) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 10: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Sex Pheromones) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 11: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Aggregation Pheromones) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 12: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Aggregation Pheromones) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 13: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Alarm Pheromones) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 14: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Alarm Pheromones) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 15: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Other Products) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 16: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Other Products) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 17: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Monitoring and Detection) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 18: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Monitoring and Detection) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 19: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Mating Disruption) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 20: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Mating Disruption) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 21: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Mass Trapping) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 22: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Mass Trapping) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 23: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Other Functions) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 24: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Other Functions) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 25: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Traps) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 26: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Traps) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 27: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Prayers) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 28: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Prayers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 29: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Dispensers) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 30: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Dispensers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 31: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Field Crops) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 32: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Field Crops) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 33: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Vegetable Crops) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 34: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Vegetable Crops) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 35: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Other Applications) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 36: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones (Other Applications) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 37: North America: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 38: North America: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 39: United States: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 40: United States: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 41: Canada: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 42: Canada: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 43: Asia-Pacific: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 44: Asia-Pacific: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 45: China: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 46: China: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 47: Japan: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 48: Japan: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 49: India: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 50: India: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 51: South Korea: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 52: South Korea: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 53: Australia: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 54: Australia: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 55: Indonesia: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 56: Indonesia: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 57: Others: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 58: Others: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 59: Europe: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 60: Europe: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 61: Germany: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 62: Germany: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 63: France: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 64: France: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 65: United Kingdom: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 66: United Kingdom: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 67: Italy: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 68: Italy: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 69: Spain: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 70: Spain: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 71: Russia: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 72: Russia: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 73: Others: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 74: Others: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 75: Latin America: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 76: Latin America: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 77: Brazil: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 78: Brazil: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 79: Mexico: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 80: Mexico: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 81: Others: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 82: Others: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 83: Middle East and Africa: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
  • Figure 84: Middle East and Africa: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2022
  • Figure 85: Middle East and Africa: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Figure 86: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Industry: SWOT Analysis
  • Figure 87: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Industry: Value Chain Analysis
  • Figure 88: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis

List of Tables

  • Table 1: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2022 and 2028
  • Table 2: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Breakup by Product (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Table 3: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Breakup by Function (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Table 4: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Breakup by Mode of Application (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Table 5: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Table 6: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2023-2028
  • Table 7: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Competitive Structure
  • Table 8: Global: Integrated Pest Management Pheromones Market: Key Players
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