Heliothis In Ladies Finger Crop
About the Practice
The crop of Ladies fingers so called bhindi is infested with number of insect pests. One of the major insect pest infesting this crop is helilothis. Under such a condition, sprinkle the juice of flowers of mahua on the affected crop results in control of this pest. About 40 to 50% control can be obtained. The spraying is to be done twice a week.
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: Po. Kharol, Lunavada, Panchmahals, Gujarat
District: Panchmahal
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 389220
Practice Details
Crop: Ladies finger
Crop Family: Malvaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Crop Vernacular Name: okhra, dhyarosh, bhindi
Ingredients: flowers of mahua tree
PAS 1:
"One kg ‘karanj’ (Pongamiapinnata) leaves and bark are soaked in five litre water and boiled for half an hour. It is strained and diluted in 15 litre water. This solution is used for spraying and is highly effective in controlling heliothis pest.”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=10985&page=6&search_case=Heliothis%20in%20Ladies%20Finger%20Crop
"One kg of garlic is crushed and soaked overnight in 200 ml of kerosene. The next morning, two kg of green chilli are ground and added to this mixture. By adding 200 litre of water to this mixture the solution is sprayed on the crop for controlling heliothis and caterpillar.”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=7705&page=3&search_case=Heliothis%20in%20Ladies%20Finger%20Crop
"The Utilization of Biological Control in Heliothis Management in India”
http://oar.icrisat.org/776/1/RA_00046.pdf#page=169