| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | An earthen pot, empty maize cobs (sitto), narrow-necked earthen pots locally known as surai, cattle dung and kerosene. |
| Details Of Innovation | They make small holes of about one-centimeter diameter all-around an earthen pot and keep the empty maize cobs or sitto inside them. This is covered with a narrow-necked earthen pot, locally known as surai. Several such pots are kept at various places in the soil at a depth of about one meter and covered with soil carefully. Termites like empty maize cobs and are lured into the pot. After three to four weeks, colonies are found in the pot. These pots are carefully removed and destroyed. Some farmers make small deep pits in the field at various places in summer and add cattle dung. The termites get drawn to these pits. After a few days, the farmer sprays kerosene over it and destroys them. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Prem Prakash Sharma |
| District | Jaipur |
| KVK District | KVK, Takarda (Chomu), Jaipur |
| Address | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Languages Spoken | Marwari/Hindi |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Rajasthan |
| PIN Code | 302001 |
| PAS 1 | "Vetiver oil decreased termite tunneling activity at concentrations as low as 5 μg/g sand. Tunneling and paper consumption were not observed when vetiver oil concentrations were higher than 25 μg/g sand. Bioactivity of the 8 oils against termites and chemical volatility were inversely associated. Listed in decreasing order of volatility, the major constituents of the 8 oils were: eucalyptol, citronellal, citral, citronellol, cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, thujopsene, and both α- and β- vetivone. Vetiver oil is a promising novel termiticide with reduced environmental impact for use against subterranean termites. [Zhu, B.C.R., Henderson, G., Chen, F. et al. Evaluation of Vetiver Oil and Seven Insect-Active Essential Oils Against the Formosan Subterranean Termite. J ChemEcol 27, 1617–1625 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010410325174]" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1010410325174#citeas |
| PAS 2 | "The potential effects of plant derived oils on survival of dampwood termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis) workers was explored on western white pine sapwood blocks. All of the oils rapidly affected protozoa in the hindgut of termite workers and protozoa loss was closely followed by worker mortality. The effects were most rapid with wood treated with Neem, Eucalyptus or Jatropha oils, but mortality also occurred within 7 days with workers exposed to blocks treated with Jojoba or linseed oil. The results illustrate the relatively high sensitivity of dampwood termites to these types of treatment and suggest the potential for natural product control of this termite species. [Ability of plant-derived oils to inhibit dampwood termite (Zootermopsisaugusticollis) activity Rushda Fatima, Jeffrey J. Morrell]" https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2015000300020 |
| PAS 3 | "Use of ocher and brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) for termite control. Brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) is also called as "jangali champo" in the forest area of Dang and Chhota Udaipur. This plant is 3 to 6 ft in height and bears white coloured fragrant flowers in the month of October. Fruit setting starts during the month of December and lasts up to the month of February. Seeds are light green in colour. About 150 to 250 g brilliant gardenia seeds and 100 g ocher are crushed and added to 1 L of water. This mixture is smeared on the trunk of mango (Mangifera indica) up to 2 to 3 ft height from ground level." https://mangifera.res.in/innovation.php?page=5 Dated 5/5/2020 |
| PAS 4 | "Adding organic material to the soil, crop rotation, constructing physical barriers, encouraging predators, plant parts and plant extracts can be used effectively for control of this insect. HYPERLINK" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites#fullTextFileContent |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Northern Plain and Central highlands including Aravallis (4.1) ,Western dry region (XIII) ,Semi arid eastern plain zone (RJ-5, RJ-3) |
| Other Community Practices | "The paste of the leaf of Kitamari is applied over the wounds for helping in quick healing. The decoction of the leaf is consumed in a dose of 50 ml to treat dysmenorrhea and difficulty in labor. The decoction of the bark or whole plant is taken in a dose of about 40 ml to treat intestinal worm. The paste of the leaf of Kitamari is applied over eczema for its treatment. The powder of the seed is given with powder of black pepper to treat fever. The paste of the root is applied over the area over localized swelling for its treatment." https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Worm%20Killer.html |
| Practice ID | KNW0010000001005 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/15 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Pest Group | Chewing pest |
| Pest Scientific Names | (Macrotermes spp.), Odontotermes spp.) |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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