Detail:

Concentrated solution of jaggery is prepared and poured in and around the grub holes to attract ants. Ants are the natural predators and help to reduce populations of white grub. A mixture of sugar and ghee or clarified butter oil is poured in the holes to attract ants.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Rabari Narsinhbhai Rajabhai
Agro-Ecological Zone: Arid western Plains (5.1),Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII),South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7)
Address: Alindra, Mendarda
District: Junagadh
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 362215

Crop: Coconut
Crop Family: Arecaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Cocos nucifera)
Crop Vernacular Name: Nariyeli tree
Formulation: A mixture of sugar and ghee (clarified butter oil)
Ingredients: Jaggery, sugar and ghee

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PAS 1:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sandeep_Singh25/publication/339770197_White_grubs_Coleoptera_Scarabaeidae_on_fruit_crops_Emerging_as_pests_of_economic_importance/links/5e6341294585153fb3c84edd/White-grubs-Coleoptera-Scarabaeidae-on-fruit-crops-Emergi

PAS 2:

https://www.ripublication.com/ijafst_spl/ijafstv4n2spl_05.pdf

PAS 3:

https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/24155/1/CPCRI%20Prathibha%20Influence%20of%20abiotic.pdf

PAS 4:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mukesh_Berwal/publication/276306595_Superoxide_dismutase_isozymes_and_their_heat_stability_in_coconut_Cocos_nucifera_L_leaves_Pages_298-304/links/5556f5eb08ae980ca60c9ea2/Superoxide-dismutase-isozymes-and-their-heat-st

PAS 5:

https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/23785/1/EPN%20research%20paper%20published.pdf