Insects/Pests and their Management

(a) Stem borer or leaf cutting insects : To control the insects like leaf roller, Case worm, Army insects etc. spray  Quinolphos 1.5 lit./ha and add Tipol 5 ml/10 lit.of water during at the time of spray. To control Babhani insects spray Phosphymidon @4-5 ml/10 lit.of water or Monocrotophos @ 1 ml/lit. of water.

(b) Juice sucking insects : To control the insects like Madhua , Dhahiya insects and Thrips apply granular insecticides like Carbofuron, Forate, Quinolphos etc. Beside these, farmers can spray Phosphymidon @ 4-5 ml/10 lit.of water or Monocrotophos @ 10 ml/10lit. of water or Methyl Dymeton (Metasystox) 1 ml/lit. of water. Grow resistant rice varieties like Kanak, Satyam, Kishori and Satyam to control the insects like Madhua or broadcast Thimate 10 per cent granules @ 10 Kg + 5 Kg Neem cake in 2-5 cm standing water in the field.

(c) Rice Gandhi Bug : To control the Rice Gandhi Bug broadcast Quinolphos 1.5 per cent dust @ 10 Kg/acre.

(d) Gallmidge Fly (Sarha insects) : (1) To control Gallmidge Fly grow resistant rice varieties like I.R. 36 and Rajendra Dhan 202. (2) Dip the root of the seedling before transplanting in solution of Chlorpyriphos 20 E.C. @ 0.02 % + 4 % urea (0.5 lit. Chlorpyriphos in 25 lit. of water) for 3-4 hours. (3) Where Gallmidge is a serious problem in every year, apply Carbofuron 3G @16 Kg or Forate 10G @ 5Kg or Quinolphos 5G @ 10 Kg per hectare after 15-20 days of transplanting. Repeat the same insecticide after 40 days of transplanting. During application of the insecticide 6-7 cm standing water for 3-4 days in the field is essential. (4) Spray liquid insecticides like Monocrotofos 36 E.C.@ 1000 ml/ha or Fenthion 100 E.C. @ 500 ml/ha or Fosalon 35 E.C. @ 1500 ml/ha. (5) Apply 5 % Neem oil to control Gallmidge.

(e) Brown & Green Hopper : To control both types of hopper apply Furadon 3G granules @ 30 Kg per hectare or Thimate 10 % @ 10 Kg/ha or Dimecron 100E.C. @ 0.5 ml in one litre of water or Rogor 30 E.C. @ 1.75 ml in one litre of water.

(f) Rice Hispa : Drain out the field. For chemical control apply  Quinolphos 25 E.C. @ 1.25 lit./ha or Phosphymidon 85 E.C.@ 300 ml/ha.

Pest Management

(a) Snails : (1) Effective control of snails to collect their eggs and dip in 10% salt solution. (2) To kill the snails apply Carbofuron 3G @ 25 Kg/ha.

(b) Rat : (1) Aluminium Phosphoric – keep 3 gm pillets in each live burrow and close the hole with mud. (2) Zinc Phosphoid – Mix 1 gm Zinc Phosphoid with 40 parts edible flour + linseed oil and make 5 gm pillets as bait. (3) Bromodiolon : Keep 15-20 gm poisonous bait in each burrow.