To control the attack of caterpillars and other insects on crop, 2 kg crushed leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica); 2 kg crushed leaves of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and 4 L sour buttermilk are mixed together to form a stock-solution. This stock-solution is further mixed with 15 L water to make a spray-solution. The insects are controlled by this spray in three days. All the farmers of the village are using this method.
Formulation: 2 kg crushed leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica); 2 kg crushed leaves of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and 4 L sour buttermilk, 15 L water
Ingredients: leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica), leaves of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), sour buttermilk.
"A review"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0023643817306552
Plants
https://www.intechopen.com/books/pesticides-advances-in-chemical-and-botanical-pesticides/biotechnological- approaches-for-the-control-of-insect-pests-in-crop-plants