Practice Name:

Control of Insects by Torch Light

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Paddy
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name	Rice
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Torchlight
Details Of Innovation	An advanced farmer has developed a new technique to control insects like grasshopper. In the night time, two torches are set in "V" shape and torches are made on a paddy (Oryza sativa) crop. One person passes through the farm with torch, so that insects are attracted by the light and thereby get oppressed. By this technique, the infestation of insects decreases in two to three days.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dr. T N. Prakesh
Vocation	Farming

PAS 1	"Insect reactions to light and its applications to pest management" - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13355-013-0219-x
Practice ID	DTP0010000002769
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/439
Reference	Lok(3)5, Oct.-1998, Pg.No.-9
Pest Group	Insecta
Pest Scientific Names	(Hieroglyphus daganensis)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY