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pesticides.
PEST 2. FRUIT FLY It was active during mansoon. It causes damage more than 50%. High
humidity may be good for it's development. Kesar variety is highly susceptible (due
to sweetness). Fruit flies are major pest of mango because harvested fruits are
damaged. Traps are good for mgt., but they are not using any management techniques &
harvest fruits before mansoon, which was chemically ripened afterwards. Others
farmers using ME traps.
PEST 3. BLACK LARVA It was minor pest of mango feeding on adjacent fruits only, so
they are placing dry leaves in between two adjacent fruits.
GIRDLING Special horticultural practice for max. flowering, direct sunlight,
continuous flowering which also minimize insect pest & disease incidence.
BITTERGOURD (BG) & PESTS He grows Bittergourd on 0.1 ha. from 3/4 years. It has a
very good local market (Valsad, Bilimora) & good market value with high income.
Nematodes are the big problem in ratoon crops, controlled by drenching of Furadan.
Fruit flies are active at fruiting period causing damages up to 10%. Aphids are
managed well by spraying of DDVP. Some farmers are using Tobacco Extract for Aphid
control.
#G007 DATE: 18/12/03 TEAM: VSJ Village: Torangam Kiliyar. They are 12 family members,
on 4 ha. land. Farmer is taking advice for pest problems from Dr. ZP Patel, Asso.
Res. Scientist, FRS, Gandevi.
CROPS He is growing sapota, mango, and paddy.
SAPOTA They have a 350 trees of sapota. Sapota is a profitable, commercial crop, low
production cost & labour, only harvesting needs more labour (for sapota Rs1 lakh
income require Rs25000 labour cost while in mango Rs5000). High price when production
is low & vice versa. No risk of crop failure.
FRUIT FLIES Now days, FF are the problem. Day by day it's population increasing in
the area. Milk is ooze out from sapota fruits, due to egg laying injury. They are
using ME traps supplied by their Cooperative society, gives good control.
SEED BORER It is new pest problem in this area since last 4-5 years causing heavy
damage to fruits. Larva feeds on seeds & make exit hole on fruit which affect quality
of fruits. It's infestation is high during sept - oct. , which loss fruit yield more
than 15%.
WILT High rainfall causes high problem of wilt.
MANGO They has a 150 trees of mango of 25 years. Good performance over sapota,
profitable; there is a risk of alternate bearing & Couldy condition cause complete
failure. Their Cooperative society has canning facilities so they got high value.
Kesar variety is good in this region.
FRUIT FLIES They are coinciding with fruiting period. Infestation was ranging from
20-60%. Egg laying enjury is seen completely on fruits & mainly damages matured
fruits only.
TRAPS They are using ME traps @ 1traps/ 3trees. traps kill only males. So they are
doubt about the traps. There is need to kill females.
HOPPERS This is another pest causing heavy damage if not protected at proper time. He
using alternate sprays of decamethrin, lamdacyhalothrin, cypermethrin. They are taken
technical assistance of Dr. Z.P.Patel, Entomologist from fruit research station
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