The strong odour of sabsige or Dill (Anethumsowa) plant to repel pod borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) in vegetables like brinjal. BaramaGowdaru from Karnataka repels insects in brinjals using the sabsige or Dill (Anethumsowa) plants. Gowdaru controls the pod borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) in vegetables like brinjal, by sowing the Dill plants in the rows along with the vegetables. The strong odour of this plant is found to repel the insects. Dill is also called sowa in Hindi. Sow the sabsige or Dill (Anethumsowa) plants in the rows along with thevegetables. The strong odour of this plant is found to repel the insects.
Crop: Brinjal
Crop Family: Solaneceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Solanum melengona)
Crop Vernacular Name: Ringan
Ingredients: The sabsige or Dill (Anethumsowa) plants
"Management of Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer (LeucinodesorbonalisGuenee) Using Eco-Friendly IPM Strategies in Farmer’s Fields of Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India P. Sudha Jacob and Revathi.(2019)." Management of Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer (LeucinodesorbonalisGuenee) Using Eco-Friendly IPM Strategies in Farmer’s Fields of Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(1): 2254-2261
https://www.ijcmas.com/8-1-2019/P.%20Sudha%20Jacob%20and%20Revathi.pdf