Practice Name:

Control of Insects by Torch Light

Details

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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