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<br>Jatropha Curcas is acquiring value commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases significantly and likewise Jatropha is an eco-friendly energy . Plantation of this plant is considered to be an exceptional fuel replacement and it is also extremely affordable compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is dealing with some difficulty with pests and illness. The bugs are categorized into two varieties: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that affect grown plants.<br>
<br>Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.<br>
<br>Agrotis ipsilon: It is frequently understood as Cut worm. This pest impacts the seedlings and young Jatropha plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface area and this will diminished the plant entirely.<br>
<br>Control: This bug can be managed by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.<br>
<br>Scarabaeid Beetle: This insect damages the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the natural matters present in the soil and then comes to the root. The larva attack may kill the whole plant.<br>
<br>Control: The plant with good resistance power can conquer the pest. For heavy attack, insecticides with parts carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the bug.<br>
<br>Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be recognized by biting in the leaves. The extreme infection could completely kill the plants.<br>
<br>Control: Insecticides are utilized to manage the pests.<br>
<br>Grasshopper: This is common bug discovered in several plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely attacks the plant. The pest typically attacks the young plant.<br>
<br>Control: The insecticides used betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.<br>
<br>Pest observed in mature plants:<br>
<br>Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.<br>
<br>Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect harms the Jatropha stem and it is widely seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this pest usually fall down. The presence can be identified by the larva penetration hole at the stem.<br>
<br>Control: The Insecticide typically utilized to manage this bug is carbofuran.<br>
<br>Pest of leaf: The common bugs observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.<br>
<br>Leaf Caterpillar: This insect can eat all the leaves of the plant simply put period. The quality and yield of the seeds get lowered due to the heavy attack.<br>
<br>Control: This can be controlled by choosing the old larvae around the surface area and getting rid of the attacked leaves.<br>
<br>Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning sensation when permitted to call with skin as it produces specific chemical substance. Initially the bug crowded in the leaf and then spread all over the plant when it gets older.<br>
<br>Control: Manually, the bug can be eliminated only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by spraying organophosphate insecticides.<br>
<br>Leaf Hopper: This bug is found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. The bug targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the tip. Later, the entire leaf dry and pass away.<br>
<br>Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.<br>
<br>Mite: Mite also assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The insect existence can be recognized when the leaf ended up being yellow-colored, diminishes, reddens and drop. The bug can also be spread through fallen leaves.<br>
<br>Control: Some preventive steps can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.<br>
<br>Some dreadful pest which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)<br>
<br>Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.<br>
<br>Stink Bug: Sting bug is a serious bug which attacks the plant throughout bloom duration so the crop yield completely drops. This pest is seen around the tropical area.<br>
<br>The poisonous enzyme in the plant shrinks the entire plant.<br>
<br>Control: Insecticides recommended for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.<br>
<br>Tip borer caterpillar: The insects typically happens attacks the plant in blooming season and this insect is seen widely in tropical areas. The female pest laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant ideas.<br>
<br>Control: Manually, the assaulted seeds are recommended to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.<br>