Binu Antony is the group lead on 'Next-Generation Integrated Pest Management' for date palm protection at King Saud University, where he has worked since undertaking his PhD and postdoctoral studies. He is a chemical ecologist working to apply knowledge of insect pests in agriculture crops to provide sustainable pest management strategies that reduce or eliminate the need for insecticides. He has particular interests in insect chemical communication, bioproduction of pheromones, and developing the olfactory concept of pest management. His major contributions include the identification of biotypes in whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, and its role in Indian cassava mosaic virus transmission, functional characterization of key pheromone biosynthesis enzyme, fatty acyl reductase (pgFAR), and confirming the pheromone shift and divergence in European corn borer moth due to allelic variations in this gene. Besides, his team unraveled the molecular basis of odor detection in destructive invasive Asian palm weevils that contributed to a novel concept of developing a pheromone receptor-based biosensor for the early detection of palm weevils in the field. His team won the prestigious UAE government Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation – distinguished and Innovative Modern Technology 2017 and 2022 for the research on the red palm weevil. His team's collaborative research contributed to the cost-effective, sustainable bioproduction of the sex pheromone.