| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Castor cake |
| Details Of Innovation | Castor cake is applied to affected soil to control termite infestation. It is added to the opened furrow before sowing the crop. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Umedbhai Tribhuvandas Patel |
| District | Mehsana |
| KVK District | Ganpat University,Kherva Dist: Mehsana |
| Address | Vill:Chandrasan, Tal:Kadi |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 382170 |
| PAS 1 | "Neem acts as a fungicide." http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_green_manure_neem.html |
| PAS 2 | "Effects on Insects."https://www.nap.edu/read/1924/chapter/6 |
| PAS 3 | "The use of ‘natural’ insecticides from locally available plant products may be effective in some cases but, as they are not subject to the same rigorous safety and environmental evaluation as commercial pesticides, their use cannot be sanctioned unconditionally. Other locally available products, e.g. wood ash, have not been adequately evaluated. Removal of reproductives from the nest and construction of physical barriers may have limited applications, but resistant species and varieties, combined with appropriate cultural methods and, perhaps, minimal use of modern pesticides in an integrated approach, offer the greatest potential for a long-term solution. The lack of critical scientific evaluation of non-chemical control makes it a field wide open for research." [Termite (Isoptera) control in agriculture and forestry by non-chemical methods: a review] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-entomological-research/article/termite-isoptera-control-in-agriculture-and-forestry-by-nonchemical-methods-a-review/0F37FCB96FA101ED30C9C9EE08DA1AF2 |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone (GJ-4) |
| Other Community Practices | "The paste of the leaf of Kitamari is applied over the wounds for helping in quick healing. The decoction of the leaf is consumed in a dose of 50 ml to treat dysmenorrhea and difficulty in labor. The decoction of the bark or whole plant is taken in a dose of about 40 ml to treat intestinal worm. The paste of the leaf of Kitamari is applied over eczema for its treatment. The powder of the seed is given with powder of black pepper to treat fever. The paste of the root is applied over the area over localized swelling for its treatment." https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Worm%20Killer.html |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000342 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/94 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Pest Group | Chewing Pest |
| Pest Scientific Names | (Microtermes obesi) |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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