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Pests Of Jatropha
Jatropha Curcas is getting significance commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases enormously and likewise Jatropha is an environment-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an exceptional fuel alternative and it is also really affordable compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some problem with pests and illness. The bugs are classified into 2 varieties: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that impact grown plants.
Young plant pests: 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 impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface and this will diminished the plant completely.
Control: This pest can be managed by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.
Scarabaeid Beetle: This insect ruins the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the raw materials present in the soil and after that comes to the root. The larva attack might eliminate the entire plant.
Control: The plant with excellent resistance power can conquer the bug. For heavy attack, insecticides with components carbosulfan and carbofuran can be utilized to eliminate the bug.
Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The severe infection could totally eliminate the plants.
Control: Insecticides are used to manage the bugs.
Grasshopper: This prevails insect discovered in a number of plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely attacks the plant. The bug typically 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 pest harms the Jatropha stem and it is extensively seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this insect normally fall down. The can be recognized by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
Control: The Insecticide usually used to manage this insect is carbofuran.
Pest of leaf: The common insects observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.
Leaf Caterpillar: This insect can eat all the leaves of the plant in other words duration. 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 throwing away the attacked leaves.
Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning experience when permitted to call with skin as it produces particular chemical compound. Initially the insect crowded in the leaf and then spread all over the plant when it ages.
Control: Manually, the insect can be killed just by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate insecticides.
Leaf Hopper: This bug is found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. The bug targets the leaf and draws 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 managed by using insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.
Mite: Mite also 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 drop. The insect can also be spread out through fallen leaves.
Control: Some preventive measures can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with 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 serious pest which attacks the plant throughout bloom period so the crop yield totally falls down. This bug is seen around the tropical region.
The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the whole plant.
Control: Insecticides advised for this pest is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
Tip borer caterpillar: The pests commonly occurs attacks the plant in flowering season and this insect is seen widely 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 ideas.
Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are suggested to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the blooming season.