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Kodarji Kaluji Pagi from the Kheda district in Gujarat suggests two ways to protect bajri or Pearl millet from Kansia or Blister Beetle. Kodarji Kaluji Pagi from the Kheda district in Gujarat suggests two ways to protect bajri or Pearl millet from kansia or Blister Beetle. Blister Beetle attacks the ear head of Pearl millet. For controlling these insects, Pagi adds vermillion (Mercuric oxide) to 50 to100 grams of liquor till it becomes scarlet in colour. Later, he walks the field in the direction of wind, catches Blister Beetle, dips them in the mixture and then allows them to fly away. Seeing the coloured insects with smell of liquor, the rest of the Blister Beetle flee the crop. He also uses the leaves of a grass known as kamdo. He crushes the leaves with hands as he moves around the farm in the direction of wind. Blister Beetle insects fly away due to strong smell of the crushed leaves. Add vermillion (Mercuric oxide) to 50 to100 grams of liquor till it becomes scarlet in colour and walk the field in the direction of wind. Catches kansia or Blister Beetle, dip them in the mixture and then allow them to fly away. Seeing the coloured insects with smell of liquor, the rest of the beetles flee the crop. Crush the leaves of kamdo grass with hands and move around the farm in the direction of wind. The remaining beetles fly away due to strong smell of the crushed leaves.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Kodarji Kaliji Pagi
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2)
Address:
District: Kheda
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 387411

Crop: Bajra
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Penistucum glacum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Bajara
Ingredients: Vermillion or Mercuric oxide, liquor and leaves of a grass known as kamdo.

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