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Mechanical Pest Control/Semi-Arid Region (p.3) |
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In Dhule district of Maharashtra, the control of red hairy caterpillar was done by understanding the life cycle of the caterpillar and attacking it at all stages, i.e., eggs, larvae and adult. |
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Silva and Sashi
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Mechanical Pest Control/Semi-Arid Region (p.15) |
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Rodents, especially rats, are causing a lot of damage to crops in the fields and in stored grains. Author reports a successful way of controlling this pest with a simple ‘bucket-trap.’ The top of a twenty litre oil drum is removed and the open drum (a bu |
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Schrimpf Berthold
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Mechanical Pest Control/Humid Region |
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In Sri Lanka, sand from the sacred ‘BO’ tree is applied to paddy crop. Insects fall into the water to be eaten by the fish. |
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Upawasa, G.K.
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B) Mechanical Pest Control/Semi-Arid Region |
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To prevent wheat and potato crop from hoarfrost it is advisable to fill the field with water in the evening and make smoke around it. (Farmer: Ram Chrit Pandey of Tarapara village). |
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Gupta, S.P. and Gupta Anil K.
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Agronomical Means of Pest Control/Semi-Arid |
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To protect paddy from termite attack, the farmer fills the filed with water. (Farmer: Rampal of Shivnathpur village). |
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Gupta, S.P. and Gupta Anil K.
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Ways of Locating of Ground Water/Semi-Arid Region (pp.1-2 |
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In absence of perennial rivers, the tribals have to depend upon ground water from wells to irrigate their crops. The tribals have developed an innate sense to locate ground water which is called ‘WATER DIVINING.’ This is based upon the location of natural |
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Shankaran Vasumathi
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Ground Water/Region Unspecified (pp.135-136). |
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If one finds a ‘Vetasa’ plant (Calamus rotung) in a waterless tract, one is sure to find water by digging the ground at a distance of 3 cubits to the west of it half a Purvsha below the earth (One purusha is equal to 120 angulas that is about 7 ft.). |
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BRIHAT SAMHITA
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