Pests Of Jatropha

Jatropha Curcas is acquiring significance commercially as the need of fossil fuels increases significantly and also Jatropha is an environmentally friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an outstanding fuel alternative and it is also extremely economical compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some difficulty with insects and illness. The bugs are categorized into 2 ranges: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that impact grown plants.

Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.

Agrotis ipsilon: It is to 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 diminished the plant totally.

Control: This pest can be managed by selecting 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 raw materials present in the soil and then concerns the root. The larva attack might kill the whole plant.

Control: The plant with excellent resistance power can conquer the bug. For heavy attack, insecticides with parts carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the insect.

Army worm: Spodoptera litura existence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The severe infection could totally eliminate the plants.

Control: Insecticides are utilized to control the bugs.

Grasshopper: This prevails insect found in a number of plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria extensively assaults the plant. The bug frequently assaults 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 commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this pest typically fall down. The existence can be recognized by the larva penetration hole at the stem.

Control: The Insecticide typically used to control this insect is carbofuran.

Pest of leaf: The typical pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.

Leaf Caterpillar: This pest can consume all the leaves of the plant simply put period. The quality and yield of the seeds get decreased due to the heavy attack.

Control: This can be managed by selecting the old larvae around the surface area and tossing away the attacked leaves.

Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning feeling when permitted to call with skin as it produces certain chemical compound. Initially the insect crowded in the leaf and after that spread out all over the plant when it ages.

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 pest is found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. The insect targets the leaf and draws all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the idea. Later, the entire leaf dry and pass away.

Control: The heavy attack can be managed by using insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.

Mite: Mite also attacks the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The pest existence can be identified when the leaf become yellow-colored, diminishes, turns red and drop. The insect can also be spread through fallen leaves.

Control: Some preventive procedures can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.

Some awful insect which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)

Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.

Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major insect which attacks the plant during blossom duration so the crop yield entirely drops. This pest is seen around the tropical area.

The hazardous enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.

Control: Insecticides suggested for this insect is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.

Tip borer caterpillar: The bugs commonly happens attacks the plant in blooming season and this pest is seen commonly in tropical areas. The female insect 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 recommended to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the blooming season.