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| Title: | Traditional pest management practices in Kanyakumari district, southern peninsular India |
| Authors: | Kiruba, S
Mishra, B P
Stalin, S Israel
Jeeva, S
Dhas, S Sam Manohar |
| Keywords: | Coconut plantation
Pest deterrent
Insect pest control
Paddy field
Traditional pest management |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: C05G3/00, A01M1/00, A01M5/00, A01M31/00, A01N3/00 |
| Abstract: | The paper deals with pests of paddy crop and
coconut plantation, and their management through traditional methods by
indigenous people of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. A total of 10 insect
pests and 2 non-insect pests were identified in paddy fields. In coconut
plantation, only 3 insect pests were recorded. The farmers use lime, fly ash
and some plant species, namely Azadiracta
indica A. Juss., Aloe barbadensis
Mill., Coleus amboinicus Lour. and Pongamia pinnata Pierre as pest
deterrent materials as well as fertilizer. Different types of traps used
against insect pests such as fire trap, meat trap, plant trap and pot trap are
effective in controlling pests. |
| Page(s): | 71-74 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(1) [January 2006]
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