Protection Against Sapsucking Pest
About the Practice
M Mani of Sathyamangalam village in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, suggests an effective protection against sapsucking pests of paddy, chillies, jasmine etc. M Mani of Sathyamangalam village of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, suggests an effective protection against sapsucking pests of paddy, chillies, jasmine etc. Mani mixes one litre of Neem( Azadiractaindica) oil, three kilogrammes of fine sand, and 3kg of cow dung. He stores it in shade and cover it with a moist sack for three days. On the fourth morning, he dissolves the mixture in 150 litres of water and sprays it on crop. This is an effective protection against all sapsucking pests of paddy, chillies, jasmine etc.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: Eastern Ghats And Tamil Nadu Uplands D, (8.2, 8.3)
Address: Sathyamangalam,Erode
State: Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 638402
Practice Details
Crop: Chilli
Crop Family: Solanaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Capsicum annum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Marcha
Ingredients: (Azadiracta indica) oil, fine sand, cow dung and water
PAS 1:
"Some Ecofriendly Techniques of Insect-Pest Management in Commercial Vegetable Production. Anil, OmkarGavkare and LokenderKashyap.(2014). Some Ecofriendly Techniques of Insect-Pest Management in Commercial Vegetable Production.Popular Kheti Volume -2, Issue-1 (January-March), 2014."
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