| 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 |
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