Practice Name:

Controlling Aphid and Jassid in Mango Orchards

Details
Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Mango
Crop Family	Anacardiaceae
Scientific Name	(Mangifera indica)
Vernacular Name	Mango Tree
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	black holy basil (Ocimum sanctum) plant
Details of Innovation	Insects like aphid, jassid and fruit fly attack mango (Mangifera indica)trees when they are flowering or fruiting. These insects suck the juice from fruits, flowers and leaves and can bring about severe losses to farmers. Farmers have learnt by experience that these insects can be brought under control by growing black basil (Mangifera indica) beneath the mango trees. Insects like aphid, jassid and fruit fly are strongly attracted by the aroma of the basil bush and settle on it in preference to the mango tree. They can be got rid of by spraying any insecticide on the basil bushes. It is possible to destroy 70 per cent of the insects in this way. This method has several advantages. Insecticides need only be sprayed on the basil bushes, which means less of costly insecticides is needed. Further, the mango fruits are not contaminated by harmful chemicals.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Nareshbhia Kanjibhai Chaudhry
City / District	Banaskantha
KVK District	t Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address	Kabirpur Vadgam Banaskantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	385001

PAS_1	"Field Guide to Non-chemical Pest Management."http://www.oisat.org/downloads/field_guide_mango.pdf
PAS_2	"Integration of cultural and mechanical practices for management of the mango mealybug Drosicha mangiferae."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226495041_Integration_of_cultural_and_mechanical_practices_for_management_of_the_mango_mealybug_Drosicha_mangiferae
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000001359
Reference	Bhavnagar-98/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/782
Reference	Bhavnagar-98/2
Scout	HBN