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Pests Of Jatropha
Jatropha Curcas is acquiring significance commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases greatly and also Jatropha is an environmentally friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an excellent fuel replacement and it is also really cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some problem with pests and diseases. The pests are categorized into 2 ranges: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that impact developed plants.
Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.
Agrotis ipsilon: It is frequently understood as Cut worm. This insect affects the seedlings and young Jatropha plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface and this will shrunk the plant entirely.
Control: This insect can be controlled by selecting the larva found around the plants or by mixing the bran, sawdust with insecticides.
Scarabaeid Beetle: This insect ruins the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the organic matters present in the soil and after that concerns the root. The larva attack may eliminate the whole plant.
Control: The plant with good resistance power can overcome the insect. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be utilized to eliminate the pest.
Army worm: Spodoptera litura existence can be recognized by biting in the leaves. The severe infection could entirely eliminate the plants.
Control: Insecticides are used to control the bugs.
Grasshopper: This is typical bug discovered in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria extensively attacks the plant. The pest often attacks 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.
and Xyleborus: This insect damages the Jatropha stem and it is widely seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this bug typically drop. The presence can be recognized by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
Control: The Insecticide usually utilized to manage this pest is carbofuran.
Pest of leaf: The typical insects 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 brief period. The quality and yield of the seeds get reduced due to the heavy attack.
Control: This can be managed by choosing the old larvae around the surface area and discarding the assaulted leaves.
Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning experience when enabled to exposure to skin as it produces particular chemical compound. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and after that spread out all over the plant when it grows older.
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 found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. The pest targets the leaf and draws all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the pointer. Later, the whole leaf dry and pass away.
Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.
Mite: Mite likewise attacks the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The bug presence can be identified when the leaf ended up being yellowish, shrinks, turns red and fall down. The pest can likewise be spread out through fallen leaves.
Control: Some preventive measures can be done like correct sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be treated by spraying insecticides.
Some terrible bug which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)
Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.
Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major bug which attacks the plant throughout blossom duration so the crop yield totally drops. This pest is seen around the tropical area.
The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the entire plant.
Control: Insecticides advised for this pest is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
Tip borer caterpillar: The pests typically occurs attacks the plant in blooming season and this insect is seen commonly in tropical regions. The female pest laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant pointers.
Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are advised to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.