Practice Name:

To Control Pest

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 of Avaramgula, Pulvaikarai Villages in Kamraj district blow the sangu or conch to chase away the red hairy caterpillars in groundnut crop. The sangu is usually used during religious occasions or at the time of funerals to make announcements or to draw attention. Farmers believe that the caterpillars congregate and try to escape from the fourth corner. The caterpillars are collected manually and destroyed.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Num Vali velanmai-tamil vesion of honey bee, Edi-P Vivekanandan
District	Virudunagar
KVK District	TNAU-KVK, Regional Research Station Campus, Kovilangulam, Aruppukottai- 626101
Address	Vill: Avaramgula
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	626001

PAS_1	"Eco-friendly pest and disease management practices in groundnut."http://oaji.net/articles/2020/6037-1595329523.pdf
PAS_2	"MAJOR INSECT PESTS OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.), NATURE OF DAMAGE AND THEIR ECOFRIENDLY MANAGEMENT."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318877049_MAJOR_INSECT_PESTS_OF_GROUNDNUT_Arachis_hypogaea_L_NATURE_OF_DAMAGE_AND_THEIR_ECOFRIENDLY_MANAGEMENT
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Region / Sub Region (ICAR) Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) East Coast Plains and Hill Region (XI), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Southern zone (TN-5)
Other Community Practices	https://www.thebetterindia.com/207179/how-to-protect-indoor-plants-pest-attack-organic-pesticides-diy-india/
Practice ID	KNW0020000000378
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/141
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	626001