BIOPESTICIDE COMPOSITION

The present disclosure relates to a biopesticide composition comprising a target compound selected from (Z,E)-9,11- hexadecadienal, and optionally one or more compounds selected from (Z)-9-hexadecenal, (Z)-ll-hexadecenal and/or hexadecanal, in combination with one or more carriers, agents, additives, adjuvants and/or excipients. The production of the target compound is achieved by employing an Ell desaturase from Diatraea saccharalis and catalyses the formation of a double bond in an E configuration in position 11 in the (Z)-9-hexadecenoyl-CoA and thereby producing (Z,E)-9,ll-hexadecadienoyl-CoA.