Practice Name:

Corn traps termites

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Category	Crop Production
Crop	Maize
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Zea mays)
Vernacular Name	bhutta, maize, makka, makai
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	empty corn cobs.
Details Of Innovation	Empty maize cobs are kept inside an earthen pot which is covered with an earthen pot. Several such pots are kept at various places in soil and covered with soil carefully. Termites are lured to these pots by the empty maize cobs. After a while, colonies are found in the pot. These pots are removed carefully and destroyed.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Documented by Prem prakash Sharma
District	Jaipur
KVK District	KVK, Takarda (Chomu), Jaipur
Address	Jaipur, rajasthan
Languages Spoken	Marwari/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	305002

PAS 1	https://www.cabi.org/ISC/FullTextPDF/2017/20177801145.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Northern Plain and Central highlands including Aravallis (4.1)
Practice ID	KNW0020000000454
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/804
Reference	HBN database
Pest Scientific Names	Coptotermes spp,
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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BPTA (Bombay Public trust Act), 1950 – F/ 5830 (Ahmedabad)

SRA (Societies Registration Act) , 1860 – GUJ/5981/Ahmedabad

FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) – 041910244

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