Practice Name:

Controlling Katra

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Leaves of Calotropis (Calotropis sps)
Details of Innovation	Farmers broadcast the leaves of Calotropis (Calotropis spp) in the standing crop which is infested by Katra, local name for the army worm which done a cutting type of damage on leaves. Katra gather on the broadcasted leaves of calotropis and next day the farmers collect all the leaves along with insect larvae and replace them by fresh leaves. The collected leaves along with larvae are destroyed immediately.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Jesalbhai Ranchhodbhai Raval
District	Mehsana
KVK District	Ganpat University,Kherva Dist: Mehsana
Address	Vill:Soja Tal:Vijapura
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	384001

PAS_1	"Anti-termitic Activity of Aqueous Extracts from Saharan Toxic Plants Against Anacanthotermes ochraceus All the crude extracts showed significant anti-termitic activity in a different doses and the mortality, among various aqueous extracts were statistically different (p<0.05). The highest termite mortality (50%) was found in leaves extract of (Calotropis procera)." https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=je.2013.207.213
PAS_2	"The Effect of Chili Pepper (Capsicum Annum) As Feasible Pesticides For Crop Production According to Romano (nd) chili is sharply flavored fruit of a pepper plant that can be experimented as pesticides. Insecticidal chili pepper (capsicum annum) has a potential to diminish the number of termites that destroys furniture or anything made of wood and also other insects pests." https://sectionthejgroup3blog.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/research-proposal-by-april-lyn-paradillo/
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	"Farmer Friendly Ways to Control Termites." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites
Practice ID	KNW0020000000370
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/138
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	384001