Practice Name:

Aphids Control

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Tobacco (Nicotine Tabacum), Water
Details of Innovation	Aphids and other pests often infest the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop to the misfortune of growers. They suck out juices from the leaves of the plant and cause immnese damage. As a result, the cotton plants go dry. "Molomasi" (aphids) is one such pest which causes much damage in the monsoon season. The method followed by Dahyabhai Parmar to rid the cotton plants of aphids is simple: He boils tobacco (Nicotina tobaccum) leaves and the decoction is diluted in water. This solution is sprayed through a sprayer pump. Aphids can be controlled by the method.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dahyabhai V. Parmer
District	Sabarkantha
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Mu Juna mathva Idar Sabarkantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383430

PAS_1	"Project Title: Sustainable Chemical Control of Aphids, Twospotted Mite and Mirids in Cotton."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269694293_Project_Title_Sustainable_Chemical_Control_of_Aphids_Twospotted_Mite_and_Mirids_in_Cotton
PAS_2	"The control and protection of cotton plants using natural insecticides against the colonization by Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)."https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-86212013000200004
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000001643
Reference	Jalod-96/14
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/577
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383430