Removal Of Termites From Crops
About the Practice
For removing termites from field, take 250 grams asafoetida and boiled with 1 liter of water. Filter it into a big vessel and add 15 liters water to make a solution. Fill this solution in a pump and spray it on the land where the sowing is to be done. Repeat this practice for the second day, it will give improved results, but with less benefits than the first time. This method is being used currently, and is yielding good results
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion
Address: Vadava, Dahod, Gujarat
District: Dahod
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 389152
Practice Details
Ingredients: asafoetida
PAS 1:
"Adding organic material to the soil, crop rotation, physical barriers, encouraging predators, plant parts and plant extracts can be used effectively for control of this insect. HYPERLINK"
("
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites#fullTextFileContent")
"Using organic pest control methods can free the crops from the harmful effects of the chemical pesticides."
http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_protection/crop_prot_crop_insectpest%20_sugarcane_9.html
"To know more about the chemical, biological, cultural, traditional ways to control Termites which affects most kinds of crops in India, check the link below "
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321475872_Termites_and_Indian_Agriculture#fullTextFileContent
"Pest Management Strategies in Traditional
Agriculture: An African Perspective"
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ento.45.1.631#_i11
"Africa uses several traditional ways to mange pests harming their crops. "
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ento.45.1.631#_i13