Practice Name:

Caterpillar Control in Field Crops

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Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Leaves of jatropha (Jatropha curcas), water, pump
Details Of Innovation	To treat this problem, mash of five kilogram leaves of jatropha (Jatropha curcas) are boiled in 20 L of water till half the volume remains. It is filled in a bottle after cooling. About 200 to 300 ml of this concoction is mixed with 15 L of water capacity pump and then spread on the affected crop.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Balubhai Dudabhai Makwana
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mu po Mota Asharana
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364280

PAS 1	"Ms Prasanthi uses leaves of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br to control red hairy caterpillar.”https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=18745&page=6&search_case=caterpillar,%20groundnut
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Practice ID	DTP0010000000983
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/171
Reference	HBN database
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Helicoverpa armigera)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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