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this pest by only chemical means. I had never used either MAT or BAT in past.
FRUIT FLY CONTROL I had sprayed the crop with Metasystox @25 ml /15 liter of water. I
had started it because the shopkeeper me advised to use it. It gave poor results as
it can not eradicate the fruit fly infestation. I had never used this MAT or BAT
control.
#S003 DATE:03/03/03 TEAM: RKP/BKJ Village: Nizampura. Medium farmer. I had not my own
farm but hired for seasons. Total area is 6 hectares. Four members depend on it. My
family feed farm harvest for whole year and I have no other job out side the farming.
CROPS Pumpkin with tomato. I had started pumpkin growing since last two years because
other farmer of my state Uttar Pradesh are growing it. It performed satisfactory when
I grow it first time. It gives high return if market price is good. There is no
market in nearby area.
PEST 1 - HELIOTHIS It damage the fruit and reduces yield as well as market value.
This year infestation is heavy. It reduces yield.
PEST 2 - FRUIT FLIES It causes 15 to 20 % losses in crop. Its attack starts from
formation size fruit. Its attack reduces yield. This year damage is very less due to
low rainfall during previous year. The main difference of its infestation is that it
reduces market price as it affect on market quality.
FRUIT FLY CONTROL: SPRAY I had sprayed the crop with Endosulfan @22 ml /15 liter of
water. I had started it because the shopkeeper advised me to use it. It gave poor
results as it can not control the fruit fly. I had never used this MAT or BAT control
in past.
#S004 DATE:03/03/03 TEAM: RKP/BKJ Village: Nizampura. Far away from farm S001;
small/poor farmer. I had not my own farm but hired for seasons. Total area is 1
hectare. Five members depend on it. My family feed farm harvest for whole year and I
have no other job outside farming.
CROPS Pumpkin with bitter gourd. I had started pumpkin growing since last year
because my parents were growing it. It performed medium when I grow it first time.
The main advantage of this crop is it has long storage life but, there is no local
market.
PEST 1 - HELIOTHIS It become a problem as it reduces the yield. This year infestation
is not heavy.
PEST 2 - FRUIT FLIES It causes 20 to 30% losses in crop. Its attack starts from the
initiation of flowering. So, the flowers detached from the vine. So there is
reduction in yield. This year damage is average due to low rainfall previous year.
The main difference of its infestation is that it reduces yield. It is very difficult
to control this pest by only chemical means.
FRUIT FLY CONTROL I had not sprayed any insecticide for the control of fruit fly.
#S005 DATE:06/02/04 TEAM: RKP/BKJ/RKC/JMS Village: Nizampura (wide-area village 'A');
{There has been a very cold winter now - after ten years of normal winters this has
been both long and cold. As a result, the pumpkins are completely unattacked &
unblemished. All pests are at low levels. He lives in a beautifully decorated painted
mud house, with sculpted mud shelves and storage spaces inside. {Feedback from these
farmers is good. Muslims. Immigrants. In one sqkm are 11 families, 150 people. All
came from UP (District: Bareli), 30 years ago now. Now they are all Gujeratis but
their mother tongue still hindi. All 11 families - they have known each other for 30
years. If they find more land on a for-hire basis they call in other people in UP.
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