Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Control of Caterpillar in Cotton
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | milk hedge (Euphorbia nivulia), water |
| Details of Innovation | Caterpillar infestation occurs more frequently in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). The infestation inhibits cotton production and the formation of new shoots in the plant. If untreated, the plants begin to die. This is a big loss to the grower. Fatahsinh Gohil uses a mix of milk hedge (Euphorbia nivulia) and water to rid the cotton plants of caterpillars. He draws milk from milk hedge and dilutes it in water. The solution is sprayed on the cotton plants. The effect is immediate: Caterpillars die, and plants get a new life. The herbal insecticide is virtually free and can be prepared at home. Fatahsinh Gohil is considered an expert in using this herbal innovation which he tested this year successfully. He, however, cautions that the person using the spray should take care not to let the latex fall on the body because it may cause a burning sensation. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Fatasinh Mahobhaisinh Gohil |
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| City / District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | At po Raalgon Talaja Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364250 |
| PAS_1 | "Insect pest management in cotton."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-cotton |
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| PAS_2 | "Use of Bt for the management of heliothis in cotton."http://www.insidecotton.com/xmlui/handle/1/2744 |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | "Heliothis virescens and Bt cotton in the United States."https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22892654/ |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001232 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar-98/8 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/620 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar-98/8 |
| Scout | HBN |