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Parasitoids
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Sl No |
Name of the Parasitoids |
Target Host |
Recommended Dose |
Stage of supply |
Quantity |
Price (Rs) |
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1 |
Trichogramma chilonis |
Sugarcane borers: Chilo infuscatellus, Chilo sacchariphagus indicus
Cotton (Non Bt) bollworms: Helicoverpa armigera, Pectinophora gossypiella Earias spp.
Maize stem borer: Chilo partellus
Diamond back moth: Plutella xylostella
Tomato fruit borer: Helicoverpa armigera
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50,000/ha on sugarcane and vegetables; 100,000/ha on maize and 1,50,000/ha on cotton
Sugarcane: 4 to 6 releases at 10 days intervals for early shoot borer; 8 to 10 releases for stalk, internode and Gurdaspur borers
Cotton (Non Bt) & Vegetables: 6 weekly releases
Maize: 3 releases at five days intervals
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Parasitised egg cards |
One cc |
30 |
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2 |
Trichogramma japonicum |
Top shoot borer of sugarcane: Scirpophaga nivella
Paddy stem borer: Scirpophaga incertulas
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Sugarcane & Paddy: 50,000/ha
Sugarcane: 4 to 6 releases at 10 days intervals on observing pest or from 60th day
Paddy: 6 releases on appearance of pest or from 30th day after transplantation
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Parasitised egg cards |
One cc |
30 |
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3 |
Goniozus nephantidis |
Coconut blackheaded caterpillar
Opisena arenosella
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10 adults per palm (4 releases)
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Cocoons |
100 No.s |
30 |
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4 |
Bracon brevicornis |
Antigastra catalaunalis, Earias sp.,
Helicoverpa armigera,
Opisina arenosella,
Pectinophora gossypiella,
Chilo partellus
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10 adult/tree for coconut block headed caterpillar.
20000 adults/ha for cotton bollworm
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Pupa/ adult |
100 No.s |
30 |
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5 |
Bracon hebetor |
Corcyra cephalanica,
Dichocracis punctiferalis,
Hellula undalis,
Helicoverpa armigera ,
Opisina arenosella
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10 adult/tree for coconut block headed caterpillar.
20000 adults/ha for cotton bollworm
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Pupa/ adult |
100 No.s |
30 |
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6 |
Chelonus blackburni |
Potato tuber moth
Phthorimaea operculella,
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50000 adults /ha in the field (2 releases at weekly intervals)
2 adults per kg of potatoes in godowns (3 to 4 releases at fortnightly intervals)
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Adults |
100 No.s |
30 |
PREDATORS
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Sl No |
Name of the Predators |
Target Host |
Recommended Dose |
Stage of supply |
Quantity |
Price (Rs) |
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1 |
Reduviid bugs |
Lepidopteran caterpillars and sucking pests in all agricultural and horticultural crops
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5000/hectare (One or more releases based on pest intensity)
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Nymphs |
100 No.s |
30 |
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2 |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
Mealy bugs
Maconellicoccus hirsutus,
Planococcus citri,
Phenococcus solenopsis P. lilacinus
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5 beetles or grubs /infested plant or tree or 3000 beetles/ha (One or more releases based on pest intensity)
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Adults Grubs |
One cc |
100 |
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3 |
Scymnus coccivora |
Mealy bugs on citrus, grapes and other fruit crops
M. hirsutus, Phenococcus solenopsis, Planococcus spp.
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600 – 2500 adults/ha (One or more releases based on pest intensity)
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Adults |
100 No.s |
100 |
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4 |
Cheilomenes transversalis |
All aphids in agricultural and horticultural crops
5 beetles or grubs /infested plant or tree or 3000 beetles/ha (One or more releases based on pest intensity)
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5 beetles or grubs /infested plant or tree or 3000 beetles/ha (One or more releases based on pest intensity)
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Adults / Eggs |
100 No.s |
50 |
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5 |
Coccinella septumpunctata |
Aphis craccivora on legumes and Lipaphis erysimi on oilseed crops
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5 beetles or grubs /infested plant or tree or 3000 beetles/ha (One or more releases based on pest intensity)
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Adults / Eggs |
100 No.s |
50 |
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6 |
Chrysoperla carnea |
Sucking pests on cotton, tobacco, sunflower, groundnut & some fruit crops
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10,000 first instar larvae/ha (Twice during the season with an interval of 15 days On fruit crops, 10 – 20 larvae per infested tree)
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Eggs / First instar larvae |
100 No.s |
60 |
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7 |
Mallada spp |
Sucking pests on cotton, tobacco, sunflower, groundnut& some fruit crops
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10,000 first instar larvae/ha (Twice during the season with an interval of 15 days On fruit crops, 10 – 20 larvae per infested tree)
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Cocoons |
100 No.s |
60 |
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8 |
Cardiastethus exiguus |
Coconut blackheaded caterpillar
Opisina arenosella
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50 nymphs/adults per tree (3 releases)
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Adults/ Nymphs
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100 No.s |
60 |
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9 |
Blaptostethus pallescens |
Spider mites and thrips
Opisina arenosella
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5 to 10 nymphs per plant (5 releases)
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Adults/ Nymphs
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100 No.s |
60 |
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10 |
Xylocoris flavipes |
Storage pests
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Adults/ Nymphs
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100 No.s |
60 |
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