Pest/Disease management

  • Root dipping in Beejamrut before transplanting.
  • Three lines barrier crops like maize, jowar & Bajra.
  • Trap crops like marigold, onion and coriander to control sucking pest.
  • Control white fly and midge fly with application of 5% Neem seed kernel extract (NSKE).
  • Datura leaf decoction can be sprayed for controlling aphids.
  • Plant 10-12 plants/acre castor plant to control fruit borer.
  • Use yellow and blue colour sticky traps to control the whitefly pest.
  • Use pheromone traps to control Spodoptera and Helicoverpa.
  • Remove weeds at crop surroundings.
  • Cow dung + cow urine + Ingua mixture application will reduce thrips incidence in chilly.
  • Trichogramma cards @ 5 cards per acre
  • Fully fermented buttermilk @ 6 L in 100L water spray will reduce bacterial leg spot disease
  • Spraying of aloe vera + custard apple leaf mixture will reduce the shoot and fruit rot disease in chilly. Spray this mixture at an interval of 10 days two times.