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Potpourri: Ideas from around the country |
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27218 Prevent aphids in chilly crop Battini Kumar Swami suggests planting of banthi (Marigold) for controlling Aphids in chilli.Battini Kumar Swamy, Post Duggondi, Warangal, Telangana (Marigold is used as an intercrop for pest control Saoji, B. V. Evaluation of Intercroppings, Weed Control and Fertility Management Practices For Incidence of Sucking Pests and Bad Bolls Opened in Rainfed Cotton.) 27219 Insect control in crop by using walnut shell One kilogram walnut shell is ground with the help of mortar and pestle, into powder. One kilogram of this powder is mixed with one litre of cow’s urine and applied on seeds to control insect pests.Fatu Ram, Pachadi, Bajahra, Sainj, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 27220 Disease and insect control in crop by using Acoruscalmus & Curcuma aromaticaAbout 500 g each of dried rhizome of Acorus calmus L. and Curcuma aromatica Salisb. are ground with the help of mortar and pestle, into a powder. Now, 500 ml of this powder is mixed with 10 L water and sprayed on the crops under sun to control disease and pests.Yaan Dutt, Shafadi, Bajahra, Sainj, Kullu, Himachal PradeshInsecticidal properties of Acorus calamus are widely reportedMotley, T. J. (1994). The ethnobotany of sweet flag, Acorus calamus (Araceae). Economic Botany, 48(4), 397-412. 27221 Protect maize from insect 500 g of bodasaram plant (Sphaeranthusindicus L., East Indian globe thistle) leaves are mixed with 100 kg of maize seeds and filled in storage bags to protect from insects upto two years. Momidala Raje Reddy, Duggondi, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, 506331 27222 To control insect in maizeYadav Dev takes 1 kg roots of both Acorus calamus L. and Prunus persica L. Batsch, and makes a powder from it. He adds 10 L of water to this powder and sprays it on the standing crop.Prunuspersica and Acoruscalamus is reported for pesticide/insecticidal properties.Acorus calamus: The rhizomes extract of A. calamus is reported for control of two insects namely Triboliumconfusum (Flour beetle) and Sitophilus oryzae (Rice weevil). Hossain, M. S.; Zaman, S.;Hamidul H.; Mohammmed; Bhuiyan, P. I.; Khondkar, P. and Islam, M. R. (2008). HB 7(1)1996. (Drought resistence)Yadav Dev, Patahara, Post Bajahara, Sainj, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 27223 Control surface grasshopper in maizeBhemabhai takes two to three fresh onions and crushes them into pieces. He puts the crushed pieces in 10 litres of water and shakes them well. The extract is then filtered from this and sprayed directly over the crop without dilution.Damor Bhemabhai Laxmanbhai, Muvalabid, Munpur, Kadana, Mahi Sagar, Gujarat 27224 Datura yellow oleander pesticide Aishwarya Bhardwaj and Akanksha Bordoloi crush the seeds of datura and yellow oleander (in a 40:60 ratio). Both the extracts are mixed together to get a formulation. This formulation is sprayed directly or mixed with food items (used as bait) for control of cockroaches and other household pests (spiders, rats, etc.). Aishwarya Bhardwaj & Akanshya Bordoloi, Kannachal Road, Bye Lane-2, 9-B Bhattacharya’s, Silpukhuri, Guwahati, Kamrup Assam 27225 Insect control in crops by using herbal formulation of Clerodendrumserratum (L.) Moon.Premchand uses roots of C. serratum(L) to make a powder, 100 g of which is mixed with 10 L water and sprayed over the crops under sun to control insects.Prem Chand, Bajahara, Sainj, Kullu, Himachal PradeshThe leaves and plant extracts of C. serratum was well reported for the insecticidal and repellent activities against rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae).The ethanol extract of roots of the plant was reported for their broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. C. serratum(L) has been reported to control insect-pest in crops. 27226 Herbal preparation for control of insect-pests in vegetable cropsRagain Devi takes half a kilogram of Polygonum glabrum Willd. (whole) plant and boils it in 3 L of water in an iron or earthen pot. The solution is boiled until the volume reduces to half. Post cooling, the mixture is sprayed on the crops. The crops are sprayed again at an interval of 10 days.Ragani Devi, Parsa, Bahlolpur, Via Daka, East Champaran, Bihar |
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Honey Bee 27(2) 15-16, 2016 |
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