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Pests Of Jatropha
Jatropha Curcas is acquiring value commercially as the need of nonrenewable fuel sources increases tremendously and likewise Jatropha is an environmentally friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an excellent fuel alternative and it is also very economical compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some problem with pests and diseases. The insects are classified into 2 varieties: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that impact developed plants.
Young plant insects: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.
Agrotis ipsilon: It is frequently referred to as Cut worm. This bug affects the seedlings and young Jatropha plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface area and this will shrunk the plant entirely.
Control: This pest can be managed by picking the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.
Scarabaeid Beetle: This pest ruins the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the present in the soil and then pertains to the root. The larva attack might kill the entire plant.
Control: The plant with great resistance power can conquer the bug. For heavy attack, insecticides with parts carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the pest.
Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be recognized by biting in the leaves. The extreme infection could totally kill the plants.
Control: Insecticides are used to control the bugs.
Grasshopper: This prevails insect found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria commonly attacks the plant. The insect typically assaults the young plant.
Control: The insecticides utilized betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.
Pest observed in mature plants:
Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.
Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This bug damages the Jatropha stem and it is widely seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this bug usually fall down. The existence can be determined by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
Control: The Insecticide normally utilized to manage this bug is carbofuran.
Pest of leaf: The typical pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.
Leaf Caterpillar: This insect can consume all the leaves of the plant in short duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get minimized due to the heavy attack.
Control: This can be managed by selecting the old larvae around the surface area and discarding the attacked leaves.
Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning feeling when permitted to exposure to skin as it produces certain chemical substance. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and then spread out all over the plant when it ages.
Control: Manually, the bug can be killed only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate insecticides.
Leaf Hopper: This pest is discovered primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. The bug targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the suggestion. Later, the entire leaf dry and pass away.
Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.
Mite: Mite also assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The bug existence can be identified when the leaf become yellowish, shrinks, reddens and fall down. The pest can also be spread through fallen leaves.
Control: Some preventive measures can be done like proper sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.
Some awful pest which assaults flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)
Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.
Stink Bug: Sting bug is a severe bug which assaults the plant during bloom period so the crop yield completely falls down. This pest is seen around the tropical region.
The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the entire plant.
Control: Insecticides suggested for this pest is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
Tip borer caterpillar: The insects typically occurs attacks the plant in flowering season and this insect is seen extensively in tropical areas. The female bug laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant ideas.
Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are advised to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the blooming season.