Practice Name:

Ridding Vegetables of Larvae

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Any Vegetables
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Dry grass, bark of coconut (Cocos nucifera), twigs of black mustard, swallow wart and neem tree, husks of garlic, onion, and fenugreek
Details of Innovation	Increased infestation of green-sucking larvae in vegetables leads to loss of nutritive elements from the plant/vegetables. For the control of this insect and its larvae, Hamirbhai Parmar creates a small, spicy but elaborate fire, the smoke of which rids the vegetable plants of insects. He lights the fire by gathering dry grass and bark of coconut (Cocos nucifera) early in the morning (4-5 a.m.). In the fire, he puts twigs of black mustard, swallow wart and neem tree as well as husks of garlic, onion and fenugreek. This traditional practice kills the insects if it is carried out four times in as many days. Farmers from generation to generation have been using this technique.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Hamirbhai Rambhai Parmar
District	Junagadh
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Ambuja Foundation, Ambuja Cement Plant, Kodinar (Dist. Junagadh-Gujarat)
Address	Panikothi Talala Junagadh Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	362150

PAS_1	"Caterpillars, techniques and organic treatments to avoid them."https://www.nature-and-garden.com/gardening/organic-treatment-caterpillars.html
PAS_2	"Eco-friendly Approaches for Sustainable Management of Vegetable Pests."https://www.iivr.org.in/sites/default/files/Technical%20Bulletins/3.%20Eco-friendly%20Approaches%20for%20Sustainable%20Management%20of%20Vegetable%20Pest.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Arid western Plains (5.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000263
Reference	Amreli- 97/6
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/464
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	362150