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The Kerala Centre for Pest Management (KCPM) has issued an alert implicit leafage folder and stem borer infestations successful paddy fields undergoing second-season cultivation successful Kuttanad.
Officials said pests had been detected successful paddy plants aged betwixt 20 and 90 days. Though infestation has been reported crossed 190 hectares successful 37 paddy fields, terrible harm has been observed successful astir 60 hectares. Leaf folder infestation is wide successful astir each the fields, portion stem borer beingness has been noted successful immoderate areas. The KCPM has issued power guidelines for farmers.
Farmers person been advised not to use pesticides simply due to the fact that insects are seen. When big moths are recovered successful ample numbers, larvae whitethorn look wrong 7–10 days. Pesticide exertion is effectual lone erstwhile larvae are observed. Normally, power measures are recommended lone erstwhile much than 1 folded leafage is recovered per 100 tillers.
For plants up to 45 days old, granular insecticides tin beryllium applied to the ungraded on with fertilizers oregon integrated manure. When applying granular insecticides, a bladed furniture of h2o should beryllium maintained connected the tract aboveground to guarantee effectiveness. This h2o should stay successful the tract aft application.
For crops older than 45 days, if pest power is necessary, spraying should beryllium adopted instead. However, spraying pesticides poses a hazard to beneficial insects. Moreover, immoderate pesticides tin beforehand the colonisation maturation of brownish planthoppers. Hence, chemic pesticides should beryllium selected and applied lone aft obtaining due method advice.
Continuous pesticide exertion oregon utilizing insufficient h2o during spraying tin origin pests to make absorption rapidly. Therefore, pesticide usage should beryllium undertaken with utmost care.
Infestations during the panicle initiation signifier should beryllium controlled instantly and pest attacks during the flowering signifier should beryllium prevented. Common power measures tin beryllium followed for some leafage folder and stem borer infestations.
For much information, interaction KCPM astatine 9383470697.
