Practice Name:

Control Caterpillars in Groundnut Crop

Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	(Arachis hypogaea)
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The sangu or conch.
Details Of Innovation	Farmers blow the sangu or conch to chase away the red hairy caterpillars in the groundnut crop. They believe that the caterpillars congregate and try to escape from the fourth corner. The caterpillars are collected manually and destroyed. The conch is usually used during religious occasions or at the time of funerals to make announcements or to draw attention.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Num Vali velanmai
District	Kamraj
KVK District	TNAU-KVK, Regional Research Station Campus, Kovilangulam, Aruppukottai- 626101
Address	Pulvaikarai, Kamraj, Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	626001

PAS 1	"Ms Prasanthi uses leaves of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br to control red hairy caterpillar.”https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=18745&page=6&search_case=caterpillar,%20groundnut
PAS 2	"Screening of Different Groundnut, Aarachis hypogaea L. (Fabaceae: Fabales) Cultivars Against Red Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta balbistriga W. (Arctiidae: Lepidoptera) Population in Relation to Leaf Infestation, Physico-morphic Characters, Abiotic Factors and Yield.”http://zsp.com.pk/pdf47/1691-1698%20(25)%20PJZ-2040-14%2016-8-15%20Final%20Paper%20for%20PJZ%2014-06-15.pdf
PAS 3	"SUSTAINABLE ECOFRIENDLY MANAGEMENT POLYPHAGOUS DEFOLIATOR PESTS OF GROUNDNUT: A REVIEW."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345011483_SUSTAINABLE_ECOFRIENDLY_MANAGEMENT_POLYPHAGOUS_DEFOLIATOR_PESTS_OF_GROUNDNUT_A_REVIEW
Agro Ecological Zone	Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1)
Practice ID	KNW0010000000924
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/9
Reference	HBN database
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Helicoverpa armigera)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY