Practice Name:

Red Rat before Rodents

Category	Crop Production
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Red Ochre Or Ruddle
Details Of Innovation	Ramgopal, of Jalaur district of Rajasthan, states that many farmers in the district use red ochre or ruddle (a mineral of clay and hydrated ferric oxide) for controlling rats in their farms. A rat is caught, coloured with a solution of red ochre or ruddle, and then let loose in the field. On seeing this red rat, the other rats run away from the field. (Using the same idea, Gobarbhai of Dhoraji taluka of Gujarat coloured a mouse with red lead and let it free in residential areas - editor).

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ramgopal
District	Jhalawar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, P.O. Box No. 16, Kota Road, Jhalawar, 326001
Address	MU Baakni Jhalra patan Jhalawar Rajasthan
Languages Spoken	Marwari/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	326022

PAS 1	"Mucuna root extracts show reasonable anti-feeding activity. This requires further investigation so that it can be incorporated in future integrated pest management programs." https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9892/845200f4c607d90f0e9f827c805d89abe6a9.pdf
PAS 2	"Efficacy of root extracts from (Mucuna pruriens) Fabaceae) against the desert locust, (Schistocerca gregaria) Forskål, 1775 (Orthoptera: Acrididae)." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268629712_Efficacy_of_root_extracts_from_Mucuna_pruriens_Fabaceae_against_the_desert_locust_Schistocerca_gregaria_Forskal_1775_Orthoptera_Acrididae
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Central Plateau Hills Region (VIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Humid South Eastern Plain Zone (RJ-9)
Other Community Practices	"Rodent management and wild life conservation in agricultural fields." https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Rodent-management-and-wild-life-conservation-in-Ngaomei-Singh/9a2becfc943268b113c93e42a7563062b6a62806
Practice ID	DTP0010000002542
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/410
Reference	Lok(1)3 may-june-1996, pg.no.-12
Pest Group	Rodentia
Pest Scientific Names	(Rattus rattus)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY