Control Of Caterpillar In Groundnut Crop
About the Practice
The innovator uses leaves of leucaena, neem and aloe for control of leaf infecting caterpillar. He takes the three types of leaves in equal proportion and boils these in water. After filtering the decoction, he uses the filtrate for spraying on groundnut crop. Effect of this traditional remedy is seen within 2- 3 days. This controls about 70 - 80% infestation and he has been using this method for over 8 years.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: Arid western Plains
Address: Sodhanidhar, Kodinar, Junagadh, Gujarat
District: Junagadh
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 362720
Practice Details
Crop: Groundnut
Crop Family: Fabaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Arachis hypogaea)
Crop Vernacular Name: peanuts, mufali, china badam
Formulation: 1:1:1 ratio of the three leaves.
Ingredients: leaves of leucaena, aloe and neem
PAS 1:
"Ms Prasanthi uses leaves of Calotropisprocera (Ait.) R.Br to control red hairy caterpillar.”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=18745&page=6&search_case=caterpillar,%20groundnut
"Screening of Different Groundnut, Aarachis hypogaea L. (
Fabaceae: Fabales) Cultivars Against Red Hairy Caterpillar, Amsactaalbistriga W. (
Arctiidae: Lepidoptera) Population in Relation to Leaf Infestation, Physico-morphic Characters, Abiotic Factors and Yield”
http://zsp.com.pk/pdf47/1691-1698%20(25)%20PJZ-2040-14%2016-8-15%20Final%20Paper%20for%20PJZ%2014-06-15.pdf
"the groundnut when intercropped with pigeonpea had lowest incidence as well as lowest percentage of damage whereas the groundnut sown with sesamum showed maximum incidence and % leaf damage.”
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:apps&volume=12&issue=1&article=009
"EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF Nomuraearileyi (Farlow) Samson AND SPRAY EQUIPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TOBACCO CATERPILLAR IN GROUNDNUT AND POD BORER IN CHICKPEA”
https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810114133