Detail:

Take 20 kg of gone-bad pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) flour, which might have been infested with worms due to poor storage. Add 1-2 kg of jaggery, which may be spoilt or good. Mix well and make dough by adding water. Place the dough in a waterproof bag, tie the mouth and bury it in a heap of cow dung. Afeter a month, the flour are fermented into a heady poison. Afterthat filter and store in glass bottles. Then dilute the poisonous liquor with water. Spraying over the infected areas will destroy various types of insects.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Parshottambhai Virjibhai Sojitra
Address: Mu. Ingrola, Babra, Amreli
District: Amreli
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 365620

Crop: Pearl millet
Crop Family: Pennisetum glaucum
Crop Scientific Name: (Pennisetum typhoides)
Crop Vernacular Name: Bajra; (India), gero (Nigeria, Hausa language), hegni (Niger, Djerma language), dukhon (Sudan, Arabic), and mahangu (Namibia).
Formulation: Take 20 kg of gone-bad pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) flour, 1-2 kg of jaggery and water
Ingredients: Pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) flour, jaggery

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