Detail:

After one month of plantation of ivy gourd, knot formation is observed on its vine, in which small white-coloured sucking pests are found. This sucking pest sucks the juice of vine and weakens the plant. To rid the vine of the pest, a solution of asafoetida is prepared in water and injected in the knot for control of this sucking pest. The quantity of asafoetida is taken at the rate of 100 gram for one acre.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Dhirubhai Dayalbha iPatel
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humi-per humid eco region (19): North Sahyadris and Konkan Coast, hot, humid eco-subregion
Address: Ghej, Chikhli, Valsad, Gujarat
District: Valsad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 396521

Crop: Ivy gourd
Crop Family: Cucurbitaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Coccinia grandis)
Crop Vernacular Name: scarlet gourd, tindora, kowai fruit
Ingredients: asafoetida, water

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PAS 1:

"Palm juice controls sucking pests”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=9305&page=7&search_case=sucking%20pest

PAS 2:

"The best way to control Aphids is to have lots of insectory plants (the Daisy and Carrot families are particularly good sources of food) around to feed their predators."
https://www.smartgardener.com/plants/2565-cumin-cumin/pests/538-aphids

PAS 3:

"Lemon juice, for example, can sometimes help control small infestations of garden pests, such as ants, aphids and leaf beetles."
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/spray-bug-pests-lemon-juice-70338.html