Practice Name:

Pest (caterpillar) Control in Paddy

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Rice
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name	Paddy, Rice, Chavall, Bhaat
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Long cord
Details of Innovation	Caterpillar eats leaves of paddy and damages the crop. Caterpillars are found when paddy (Oryza sativa)crop witnesses 30 days of growth. For controlling caterpillars, two people hold a long cord from both ends and walk in a way to touch the paddy crop at half its height. Caterpillars fall in the water and die. This practice is successfully being used since the last 3 years. He has gained 80 % control over caterpillars. This traditional practice is used by 20 % farmers in the village.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Jethabhai Dudiabhai Gameet
City / District	Surat
KVK District	Navsari Agricultural University, Surat
Address	Meerket Ucchal Surat Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	247226

PAS_1	"Integrated Pest Management: an eco-friendly approach to control pests."https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/features/integrated-pest-management-an-eco-friendly-approach-to-control-pests
PAS_2	"Rice swarming caterpillar (Spodoptera mauritia) and its management strategies."https://www.ncipm.res.in/NCIPMPDFs/Publication/Swarming_caterpillar.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat plain (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plain and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
Other Community Practices	"Armyworm."http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/training/fact-sheets/pest-management/insects/item/armyworms
Practice ID	DTP0010000000683
Reference	Bhavnagar-96/3
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/485
Reference	Bhavnagar-96/3
Scout	HBN