
Mission Biotechnologies Sdn. Bhd
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Pests Of Jatropha
Jatropha Curcas is gaining value commercially as the need of fossil fuels increases tremendously and also Jatropha is an environmentally friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an exceptional fuel alternative and it is likewise very affordable compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is dealing with some trouble with bugs and illness. The bugs are classified into 2 varieties: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that affect developed plants.
Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.
Agrotis ipsilon: It is commonly called Cut worm. This pest affects the seedlings and young Jatropha 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 completely.
Control: This bug can be managed by choosing the larva found 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 takes in the organic matters present in the soil and after that concerns the root. The larva attack might kill the whole plant.
Control: The plant with good resistance power can overcome the pest. For heavy attack, insecticides with parts carbosulfan and carbofuran can be utilized to eliminate the pest.
Army worm: Spodoptera litura existence can be determined by biting in the leaves. The serious infection might totally eliminate the plants.
Control: Insecticides are utilized to manage the bugs.
Grasshopper: This prevails pest found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria commonly attacks the plant. The pest frequently attacks the young plant.
Control: The insecticides utilized betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.
Pest observed in fully grown plants:
Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.
Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect harms the Jatropha stem and it is extensively seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this pest usually fall down. The presence can be determined by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
Control: The Insecticide usually utilized to manage this pest is carbofuran.
Pest of leaf: The common insects observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.
Leaf Caterpillar: This pest can eat all the leaves of the plant in other words period. The quality and yield of the seeds get minimized due to the heavy attack.
Control: This can be controlled by selecting the old larvae around the surface area and discarding the assaulted leaves.
Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning experience when enabled to with skin as it produces certain chemical compound. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and then spread out all over the plant when it gets older.
Control: Manually, the insect can be killed only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by spraying organophosphate insecticides.
Leaf Hopper: This insect is found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The bug targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the tip. Later, the whole leaf dry and die.
Control: The heavy attack can be controlled by using insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.
Mite: Mite also assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The pest existence can be recognized when the leaf ended up being yellow-colored, shrinks, turns red and fall down. The pest can also be spread out 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 bug which assaults flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)
Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.
Stink Bug: Sting bug is a serious insect which assaults the plant throughout bloom period so the crop yield completely drops. This pest is seen around the tropical region.
The poisonous enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.
Control: Insecticides advised for this insect is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
Tip borer caterpillar: The bugs frequently happens attacks the plant in blooming season and this bug is seen commonly in tropical regions. The female bug laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant suggestions.
Control: Manually, the assaulted seeds are suggested to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.