The grub of white grit cuts and destroys the small roots of the millet plants, due to which the crop gradually dries up and gets destroyed. He advised the farmers to sprinkle Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 500 ml or Quinalphos 25 EC 4 liters per hectare in the standing crop of millet before the rain. If it is not raining, then irrigate by running a sprinkler so that the pesticide dissolves with water and reaches the root area and can destroy the grub of white grit.
Ashok Kumar Meena told about the control of phadka pest Farmers should cut the grass from the field boundaries and sprinkle Quinalphos powder 1.5%, so that the nymph stage of the caterpillar can be destroyed. It is easy to control the first and second stages of caterpillars within 21 days from the first monsoon rain.
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A team of the Agriculture Department on Monday visited the field in Jasota village of Rajasthan and inspected the Kharif crops. An infestation of white grit and phadka pest has been observed in the millet crop, causing great damage to the crops.