| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Crop | Groundnut |
| Crop Family | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Arachis hypogaea) |
| Vernacular Name | peanuts, mufali, china badam |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | The sangu or conch |
| Details Of Innovation | Farmers of Avaramgula, Pulvaikarai Villages in Kamraj district blow the sangu or conch to chase away the red hairy caterpillars in groundnut crop. The sangu is usually used during religious occasions or at the time of funerals to make announcements or to draw attention. Farmers believe that the caterpillars congregate and try to escape from the fourth corner. The caterpillars are collected manually and destroyed. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Num Vali velanmai-tamil vesion of honey bee, Edi-P Vivekanandan |
| District | Virudunagar |
| KVK District | TNAU-KVK, Regional Research Station Campus, Kovilangulam, Aruppukottai- 626101 |
| Address | Vill: Avaramgula |
| Languages Spoken | Tamil |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 626001 |
| PAS 1 | "Eco-friendly pest and disease management practices in groundnut."http://oaji.net/articles/2020/6037-1595329523.pdf |
| PAS 2 | "MAJOR INSECT PESTS OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.), NATURE OF DAMAGE AND THEIR ECOFRIENDLY MANAGEMENT."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318877049_MAJOR_INSECT_PESTS_OF_GROUNDNUT_Arachis_hypogaea_L_NATURE_OF_DAMAGE_AND_THEIR_ECOFRIENDLY_MANAGEMENT |
| PAS 3 | "Ecofriendly Sustainable management of Sap feeder pests in Groundnut."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349028068_Ecofriendly_Sustainable_management_of_Sap_feeder_pests_in_Groundnut |
| PAS 4 | "Insect Pest Management in Groundnut."http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/content/insect-pest-management-groundnut |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Region / Sub Region (ICAR) Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) East Coast Plains and Hill Region (XI), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Southern zone (TN-5) |
| Other Community Practices | https://www.thebetterindia.com/207179/how-to-protect-indoor-plants-pest-attack-organic-pesticides-diy-india/ |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000378 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/141 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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