Practice Name:

Remedy for Coconut Mite Attack

Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop	Coconut
Crop Family	Arecaceae
Scientific Name	(Cocos nucifera)
Vernacular Name	Nariyeli tree
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Aloe (Aloe vera), negundo chaste tree (Vitex negundo), neem (Azadirachta indica) and cow dung slurry.
Details Of Innovation	Farmer uses Aloe (Aloe vera), negundo chaste tree (Vitex negundo), and neem (Azadirachta indica) to control the attack of eriophyid mite in coconuts (Cocos nucifera). He applies these ingredients around the trunk of the tree. Then he covers it with cow dung slurry.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	V S Samyappan
District	Tirupur
Address	village - Nochikadu, district - Tirupur,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	627006

PAS 1	"Application of neem oil 3%, neem oil 2% + garlic extract 2.5%, NSKE 5%, Fish oil rosin soap 40g/lit were found effective in reducing the mite damage. Significant reduction of mite population and damage was also obtained after spraying with commercial formulations of azadirachtin 1% @ 5ml/lit. of water. But repeated application at regular interval is needed to achieve maximum control." [Aratchige, N.. (2014). Mite management of coconut in Sri Lanka.]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282842483_Mite_management_of_coconut_in_Sri_Lanka
PAS 2	"Mite management of coconut in Sri Lanka."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282842483_Mite_management_of_coconut_in_Sri_Lanka
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghat (TN uplands and SE Sahyadris), hot semi-arid ecosystem with mixed red and black soils and GP 90-120 days (8.1,8.3)
Practice ID	KNW0010000001347
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/54
Reference	HBN database
Pest Scientific Names	Aceria guerreronis
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY