Practice Name:

Termite Control With Herbal Pesticide

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Calotropis and kheemp (Leptadenia pyrotechnica) twigs, salt, human/cattle urine.
Details of Innovation	Approximately five kg of calotropis and kheemp (Leptadenia pyrotechnica) twigs are each cut into small pieces and put in an earthen pot or a container. About one kg of salt and 10 liters of urine of either human or cattle are added to it. This contaner is closed air tight and kept in the manure pit for 15-20 days for decomposition. The suspension is filtrate and applied as an insecticide with irrigation water. Approximately 10 liters of this insecticide are required for one ha of land.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Chaudhar Ramjatam Srisuvalal
District	Jaipur
KVK District	KVK, Takarda (Chomu), Jaipur
Address	Thesil: Shambhar Lake
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	303604

PAS_1	"Salt can be an effective and natural method to kill termites." https://killtermitesguide.com/how-to-kill-termites/
PAS_2	"Mixture of salt and ash in the ground is useful for protecting straws of Jowar and Bajra from termite." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316284850_Indian_Indigenous_Traditional_Knowledge_ITK_on_termites_Eco-friendly_approaches_to_sustainable_management
Agro Ecological Zone	Northern Plain and Central highlands including Aravallis (4.1) ,Western dry region (XIII) ,Semi arid eastern plain zone (RJ-5, RJ-3)
Other Community Practices	"Farmer Friendly Ways to Control Termites." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites
Practice ID	KNW0020000000467
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/104
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	303604