Practice Name:

Trapping Grasshoppers and Moth Menace in Pearl Millet Crop

Details
Category	Crop Protection
Crop	Pearl millet
Crop Family	Grasses
Scientific Name	Pennisetum glaucum
Vernacular Name	bajari
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Discarded rinds of castor (Ricinus communis) capsules, mesquite plant (Prosopis juliflora) branch.
Details of Innovation	Depradation is common in pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) crop by whitish moths that emerge in large numbers with the fall of the first monsoon rain in June . Adults and nymphs of "phadka" and "khapedi" grasshoppers infest and feed on leaves and ultimately attack the earhead. Farmers of Amreli adopt the traditional method of spreading discarded rinds of castor (Ricinus communis) capsules in the field to achieve good control over the pests. Patel has been practicing one more method to trap the insects before they are able to do much damage. Drag a large branch of mesquite tree (Prosopis juliflora) over the standing crops infested with the destroyer insects. This controls the insects without causing any damage or adverse side effect.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kalyanbhai Trikambhai Patel
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611
Address	Amreli ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365545

PAS_1	"Surface Grasshopper"https://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Grasshoppers_Sorghum
PAS_2	"AESA BASED IPM PACKAGE SORGHUM."https://farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/ipm/sorghum.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003694
Reference	Amreli/1991/4
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1068
Reference	Amreli/1991/4
Scout	HBN