Practice Name:

Practice for Control of the Pest Named Kasiya in Pearl Millet Crop

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Pearl Millet
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Pennisetum typhoides)
Vernacular Name	bulrush millet, babala, bajra, cumbu, dukhn, gero, sajje, sanio or souna
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Sindur (Bixa orellana) and liquor
Details Of Innovation	To control the pest kasiya, farmer Shri Kodarji Kaduji Pagi of Kotvana village of Balasinor taluka of Kheda district ,used a mixture of sindur (Bixa orellana) and liquor. 50 to 100 ml. of liquor is taken and sindur (Bixa orellana) is added to it till the liquor becomes the the colour of sindur (Bixa orellana). After this, by going in the warm, one should walk in the direction is which the wind is blowing and catch kasiya one by one. About 30 to 40 kasiya are caught and dipped in the mixture of sindur (Bixa orellana) and liquor and then they are released as a result of which due to spread of the smell of liquor and sindur (Bixa orellana). The remaining kasiya also get removed from the crop of pearl millet. Kodarji tells that this practice for the control of kasiya is being used since the time of his elders (grandfather). Other than the above mixture, sometimes the leaves of grass named kamdo are taken and rubbed on the hands and then by walking in entire farm in the direction of the wind due to the pungent smell that comes from the leaves, the pest named kasiya flies away from the crop.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Shri Kodarji Kaduji Pagi of
District	Kheda
KVK District	KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com
Address	Kotvana village of Balasinor taluka of Kheda district,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	388265

PAS 1	"The results of the present study showed that castor bean plant extracts and oil could be toxic to larvae of P. xylostella through contact and ingestion. Plant-based pesticides have been found to exhibit larvicidal effects (e.g., Kétho et al., 2002; Sanda et al., 2006; Ogendo et al., 2008; Agboka et al., 2009). Under field conditions, Sanda et al. (2006), find that Cymbopogonschoenanthus L. could significantly reduce larval population of P. xylostella. Torres et al. (2001) report 100% mortality against P. xylostella larvae with 10% aqueous solution of the wood bark of A. pyrifolium in Brazil. Using aqueous extracts from leaves of R. communis, Aouinty et al. (2006) have reported high larvicidal activity against 2nd and 4th instar larvae of four mosquito species, Culexpipiens (L.), Aedescaspius (Pallas), Culisetalongiareolata (Aitken) and Anopheles maculipennis (Meigen). "[AgbekoKodjo, Tounou & Mawussi, Gbénonchi&Amadou, Sadate& Komi, A. &Yaovi, G. &Dieudonné, M. &Komla, S.. (2011). Bio-insecticidal effects of plant extracts and oil emulsions of Ricinuscommunis L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) on the diamondback, Plutellaxylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) under laboratory and semi-field conditions. J. Appl. Biosci.. 43. 2899-2914. ] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285794184_Bio-insecticidal_effects_of_plant_extracts_and_oil_emulsions_of_Ricinus_communis_L_Malpighiales_Euphorbiaceae_on_the_diamondback_Plutella_xylostella_L_Lepidoptera_Plutellidae_under_laboratory_and_semi
PAS 2	"The insecticidal value of the castor oil plant (Ricinuscommunis) in controlling the termites which damage the wood of Mangiferaindica and Pinuslongifolia was examined. In comparative trials, the order of insecticidal activity was DDT=BHC > castor oil + castor cake (1:1) > castor oil > castor leaves > castor cake >neem oil >neem leaves. All treatments significantly reduced weight loss in wood pieces exposed to termites." [Insecticidal value of castor (Ricinuscummunis) against termites, International BiodeteriorationVolume 27, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 249-254]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/026530369190053T#!
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-5
Other Community Practices	"Castor oil can be used as an irritant/simulative laxative. Castor oil is a natural emollient and a few drops may also be used to remedy dry skin, as a massage oil, and may benefit hair as a treatment. Castor oil contains ricinoleic acid, a fatty acid that comprises about 90% of the oil." https://www.rxlist.com/consumer_castor_oil/drugs-condition.htm
Practice ID	DTP0010000002655
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/436
Reference	lok (3) 1, Feb-
Pest Group	chewing
Pest Scientific Names	Coleoptera: Meloidae
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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