Jatropha Curcas is gaining value commercially as the need of nonrenewable fuel sources increases greatly and likewise Jatropha is an eco-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an exceptional fuel substitute and it is also extremely cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, jatropha curcas is dealing with some difficulty with insects and illness. The bugs are categorized into 2 varieties: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that affect grown plants.
Young plant pests: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.
Agrotis ipsilon: It is frequently referred to as Cut worm. This bug affects the seedlings and young jatropha curcas plants. If the plant is affected by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface area and this will diminished the plant entirely.
Control: This bug can be managed by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.
Scarabaeid Beetle: This pest destroys the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the raw materials present in the soil and then comes to the root. The larva attack might kill the entire plant.
Control: The plant with excellent resistance power can overcome the insect. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the pest.
Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The serious infection might totally eliminate the plants.
Control: Insecticides are used to manage the insects.
Grasshopper: This is common bug found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely attacks the plant. The insect typically 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.
Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This pest damages the Jatropha stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this insect generally fall down. The existence can be determined by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
Control: The Insecticide typically utilized to control this bug is carbofuran.
Pest of leaf: The common bugs observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.
Leaf Caterpillar: This pest can consume all the leaves of the plant in other words duration. 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 getting rid of 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 specific chemical compound. Initially the bug crowded in the leaf and then spread out all over the plant when it gets older.
Control: Manually, the pest can be eliminated only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by spraying organophosphate insecticides.
Leaf Hopper: This bug is discovered primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. The bug targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the idea. Later, the entire leaf dry and die.
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 yellow-colored, diminishes, turns red and drop. The insect can likewise be spread through fallen leaves.
Control: Some preventive procedures can be done like correct sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.
Some terrible pest which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)
Chrysocoris javanus, Tip .
Stink Bug: Sting bug is a severe bug which assaults the plant during bloom duration so the crop yield entirely falls down. This pest is seen around the tropical region.
The toxic enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.
Control: Insecticides recommended for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
Tip borer caterpillar: The insects typically takes place attacks the plant in flowering season and this pest is seen widely 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 assaulted seeds are advised to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.
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Pests Of Jatropha
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