Natural Pesticides

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Natural resource management approaches and technologies in Nepal

In the present publication, thirty technologies and approaches from the Nepal Conservation Approaches and Technologies (NEPCAT) database, documented using the WOCAT tool, are being published as printed fact sheets to facilitate sharing with a wider audience. The fact sheets are designed to support the efforts of rural development, especially in …

Bioefficacy of Abamectin and Emamectin Benzoate against Spodoptera litura (Fab.)

In the light of increased awareness on unwanted effects of conventional insecticides and concern for ecofriendly plant protection, avermectins have emerged as new group of insecticides.

Moving towards chemical-free farming

Sultan Ahmed Ismail, founder director of Ecoscience Research Foundation, explaining the importance of different plants to school students at the Organic Corner of the Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre on Wednesday. CHENNAI: With worms and special manure and pest control plants, no chemicals are needed in a garden. To …

Refined indigenous knowledge as sources of low input agricultural technologies in sub-Saharan Africa rural communities

The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are small scale entrepreneurs whose farm operations are performed with low input agricultural technologies. Many of these technologies are supported with low input farm power and simple machines. Essentially, low input agricultural technologies are embodied in the refined indigenous knowledge systems. These include …

Indigenous techniques to control termites in tea plantations

An experiment was carried out at Maud Tea Estate, Chabua, Assam following the ancient techniques of controlling pests based on information given in Surapala's Vrikshayurveda and Chakrapani Mishra's Vishvavallabha.

Managing tea plantation using Vrikshayurveda

Deckiajuli Tea Estate in Assam, India has been grappling with the issue of what should be considered as a ideal crop management system for tea plantation. The planters felt that the use of chemicals was not giving satisfactory results and they decided to grow tea organically. To achieve these objectives, …

Traditional practices adopted by the small growers of Assam for tea pest management

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an important commercial crop extensively cultivated in Assam. Being grown as a monocrop, many insect and mite pests are prevalent in the tea plantations causing considerable crop loss. Use of traditional plant protection measures for pest management in tea has not been considered feasible considering the …

Bio-farming catches up

The Rythu Sadassu in Paloncha revenue division succeeded in achieving its goal for sustainable farming and expanding bio-agriculture. Farmers from 18 mandals including Aswapuram, Burgumpahad, Manuguru, Pinapaka, Kukkunur, Velie-rpad and Paloncha attended the meeting. The farmers decided to start bio-farming in 30,000 acre in the 18 mandals and they would …

Management of grape anthracnose

Biological control is preferred Most of the important diseases of grapes such as anthracnose downy mildew and powdery mildew are caused by fungi. The incidence of the diseases depends not only on the presence of pathogens but also on vineyard management practices and environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and …

Good news trickles in from Vidarbha

A ray of hope is dawning in a few hundred villages of Washim and Akola districts, thanks to a project called the Integrated Sustainable Agricultural Programme (INSAP) being implemented by Yuva-Rural (Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action) with the help of Swiss-Aid India. According to Nitin Maate, a coordinator or …

Hotel with green fingers

The Taj West End hotel in Bangalore implements practices which have won it the prestigious National Tourism Award for being the best eco-friendly hotel in India. The award recognises the hotel's efforts to promote eco-friendly initiatives and its commitment to protect, conserve, and restore the natural environment.

Homemade pesticides

Beejamrutha: a mix of cow dung, cow urine, water, lime and a handful of soil for protecting the crop from harmful soil-borne and seed-borne pathogens. Seeds and fruits are preserved in this solution. At times, saplings are dipped in the Beejamrutha before being planted. Ghanjeev Amrit: is applied to the …

Punjab`s spiritual farming

The Sharma household at Chaina village in Faridkot is buzzing with activity. Charanjeet Kaur is busy ensuring that she does not run out of gram flour, jaggery, green chillies, garlic and neem leaves. No she is not preparing for a lavish lunch. This is a "magic potion' for her two-hectare …

Flyash pesticide: New use for an old waste

Scientists of Annamali University, Tamil Nadu, have developed flyash based herbal pesticide with turmeric, neem, eucalyptus, pepper and chilli dust and found them effective against several pests of rice and vegetables. (Courtesy : Down to Earth) July-Sep 2007

No pesticides

Laxma Jarpula, farmer, hasn’t met agriculture scientists who say India’s food security and agricultural production rely heavily on pesticides. Three years ago, he decided to risk his cotton crop with pests, rather than pesticides. “I’d put the insects in the pesticides, and they wouldn’t die. The more pesticide I used, …

INDSAFARI An organic pesticide for tea

Surapala's Vrikshayurveda and Chakrapani Mishra's Vishvavallabha recommend the use of kunapa (liquid manure) for nourishment of trees and plants.

Fungi fight malaria

fungi commonly used as biopesticides for paddy and coffee cultivation in India may be equally effective against malaria-spreading mosquitoes, claim scientists. Two independent research papers published in Science (June 10, Vol 308, No 5728) claim spraying spores of these fungi on walls and clothes can not only kill mosquitoes but …

Insects, too, hate the smell

a bangladeshi scientist has developed a biopesticide from garlic, whose smell repels insects perhaps as much as it does humans. Integrated Pest Management Laboratory head Bahadur Meah says the garlic tablet he has made can treat seeds that can be planted on fields up to 0.4 hectare. Developed under a …

Nothing is good enough

Rotenone, an organic pesticide made from the extracts of tropical plants, can cause Parkinson's disease among human beings, shows a recent study. The finding is alarming, as organic chemicals like rotenone are being extensively promoted in India and elsewhere to combat the adverse effects of conventional pesticides. J Timothy Greenamyre …

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