Use Of Bio Insecticide In Coconut Trees
About the Practice
A few ounces of kerosene (1/4 litre) is filled in an open plastic bottle bottle.The bottle is to be hung on the branches of the coconut tree, and when the bottle is agitated, the odour of kerosene around the tree is enough to repel the pests. K Panickan has spent the last 60 to 70 years in the field of agriculture. His father had developed organic pesticides as an alternative to chemical pesticides. For his own part, he has researched informally in rice cultivation. His innovation detailed here relates to an effective method of keeping the mandari pest from attacking the coconut tree: Two plastic bottles are filled with kerosene. Then bottles are hung on the coconut tree in such a way that the kerosene does not fall on the flowers. The bottles are tied with a string such that both the bottles swing when the string is pulled. The smell of kerosene repels the pest. The kerosene is to be replaced every week. The optimum size of the bottle is 200ml. and it should only be filled upto 75% of its capacity.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: Southern Zone(KE 2)
Address: Chaluthara, Udayanapuram P.o., Vaikam, Kottayam Dist. Kerala
District: Ahmedabad
State: Kerala
PIN Code 686143
Practice Details
Crop: Coconut Trees
Crop Family: Palm
Crop Scientific Name: (Cocos nucifera)
Crop Vernacular Name: Nariyel, Nariyeli, Kopru, Topru
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredients: Kerosene
PAS 1:
"Gardeners in the 18th century used kerosene to treat for insect infestation on crops. Although the kerosene application was quite effective, it was also very damaging or had high phytotoxicity to the plants that it was supposed to protect. In the mid-1900s, with improvements in refining technology, a new generation of petroleum-based oils or mineral oils was produced as pesticides. These petroleum oils were lightweight, had few impurities, and were lower in phytotoxicity when used as directed. Today, there are many commercially available petroleum- or plant-based horticultural oils."
https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W415.pdf
"Kerosene As An Insecticide" -
https://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/American/Kerosene-As-An-Insecticide.html