Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Plant Protection

Insect Pests
Stem Borer:Pull out all dead hearts and destroy them to kill the lingering stages of the pest in the stubbles.Plough up the field soon after harvesting of maize, collect and burn the stubbles. Grow resistant/tolerant varieties.Sowing of crop in the first week of July evades borer infestation.Use higher seed rate and remove the plants showing severe borer injuries at thinning.Spray Endosulfan 35 EC0.1 per cent,Lindane 20EC0.05 per cent or Carbaryl 50 WP 0.1per cent.

White Grubs: Hand collection of adults and their killing in kerosene water helps in reducing future generations.Spray Carbaryl 50 WP or Monocrotophos 36 WSC0.05per cent or Quinalphos 25 EC 0.3per centon host trees.Use Phorate 10per centor Quinalphos 5.0per centgranules in rows @ 25 kg/ha before sowing crop in endemic areas.

Termites:Mix 4.0per centEndosulfan dust @25 kg/ha in the soil before sowing in termite prone areas.

Hairy Caterpillars and Climbing Cutworms:Spray Endosulfan 35 EC 0.1per centafter the appearance of pests.






Fig: White Grubs. Fig: Stem Borer.