1 Pests Of Jatropha
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Jatropha Curcas is getting value commercially as the need of nonrenewable fuel sources and also Jatropha is an environment-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an exceptional fuel substitute and it is likewise very cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, jatropha curcas is dealing with some trouble with pests and diseases. The pests are categorized into two varieties: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that impact matured plants.

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

Agrotis ipsilon: It is frequently understood as Cut worm. This pest affects the seedlings and young jatropha curcas plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface area and this will diminished the plant entirely.

Control: This bug can be controlled by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.

Scarabaeid Beetle: This insect destroys the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the raw materials present in the soil and then pertains to the root. The larva attack might kill the entire plant.

Control: The plant with great resistance power can get rid of the bug. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to eliminate the pest.

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

Control: Insecticides are utilized to manage the insects.

Grasshopper: This prevails insect discovered in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria commonly assaults the plant. The bug frequently attacks the young plant.

Control: The insecticides used betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.

Pest observed in fully grown plants:

Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.

Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This bug damages the Jatropha stem and it is widely seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this bug generally drop. The existence can be recognized by the larva penetration hole at the stem.

Control: The Insecticide generally utilized to control this bug is carbofuran.

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

Leaf Caterpillar: This bug can consume all the leaves of the plant in other words duration. 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 and discarding the attacked leaves.

Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning sensation when enabled to exposure to skin as it produces particular chemical substance. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and after that spread all over the plant when it gets older.

Control: Manually, the pest can be killed just by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by spraying organophosphate insecticides.

Leaf Hopper: This insect is discovered mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. The bug 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 controlled by using insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.

Mite: Mite also assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The insect presence can be recognized when the leaf ended up being yellow-colored, diminishes, reddens and fall down. The pest can likewise 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 treated 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 bug which assaults the plant during bloom period so the crop yield completely falls down. This pest is seen around the tropical area.

The poisonous enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.

Control: Insecticides advised for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.

Tip borer caterpillar: The insects frequently happens attacks the plant in blooming season and this insect is seen extensively 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 pointers.

Control: Manually, the assaulted seeds are recommended to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.