Detail:

Lahanbhai Dhakalbhai Bhinsara from the Valsad district in Gujarat prepares a mixture from larvae of an insect pest and ghee (clarified butter) to control pests in the finger millet (Eleusinecoracana) crop. Bhinsara collects five larvae of an insect pest (unidentified) from the plant stalks and boils in 200 grams of ghee (clarified butter). He dilutes this mixture with 10 litres of water and sprinkles on the crop with the help of a broom. This practice is commonly carried out by the people in the hilly areas of Dharampur though local medicine men (bhagats) have specialised in this treatment. Collect five larvae of an insect pest (unidentified) from the plant stalks and boil in 200 grams of ghee (clarified butter). Dilute this mixture with 10 litres of water and sprinkle on the finger millet (Eleusinecoracana) crop with the help of a broom.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: LahanbhaiDhakalbhaiBhinsara
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humi-per humid eco region (19): North Sahyadris and Konkan Coast, hot, humid eco-subregion(19.1)
Address:
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 396001

Ingredients: Collect five larvae of an insect pests from the plant stalks and boil in 200 grams ofghee (clarified butter). Dilute this mixture with 10 litres of water and sprinkle on the finger millet (Eleusinecoracana) crop with the help of a broom.

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PAS 1:

"Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet Ruparao T. Gahukar and Gadi V. P. Reddy.(2019). Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet.Journal of Integrated Pest Management, (2019) 10(1): 28; 1–10."
https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/10/1/28/5569990.

PAS 2:

"1. Insect Pests of Millets. G ShyomProsodl, V R Bhogwaf and K SrinivasaBabu.(2015). Insect Pests of Millets.Ircd,innFnr"rning65(a): +649; |uly 2015."