Practice Name:

Caterpillar Control in Field Crops

Details
Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Any crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	leaves of jatropha (Jatropha curcas), water, pump
Details of Innovation	Caterpillar control in field crops. To treat this problem, a mash of five-kilogram jatropha leaves (Jatropha curcas) is boiled in 20 L of water until the volume remains half. It is filled in the bottle after cooling. About 200 to 300 ml of this concoction is mixed with 15 L of water capacity pump and then spread on the affected crop.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Balubhai Dudabhai Makwana
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mu po Mota Asharana Mahava Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364290

PAS_1	"Infestation of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) on Bajra, Pennisetum glaucum (L) in Anand district of Gujarat, India."https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue4/PartG/8-3-394-265.pdf
PAS_2	"Field Pests of Pearl Millet in India."https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09670878009414277?journalCode=ttpm19
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
Practice ID	DTP0010000000983
Reference	Bhavnagar- 94/30
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/745
Reference	Bhavnagar- 94/30
Scout	HBN