Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Control Caterpillars in Groundnut Crop
| Details | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | KNW0010000000924 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/9 |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 626001 |