
Mission Biotechnologies Sdn. Bhd
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Founded Date November 6, 2025
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Pests Of Jatropha
Jatropha Curcas is getting importance commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases tremendously and also Jatropha is an eco-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an exceptional fuel replacement and it is likewise extremely affordable compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is dealing with some difficulty with pests and diseases. The insects are categorized into two ranges: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that affect grown plants.
Young plant insects: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.
Agrotis ipsilon: It is commonly known as Cut worm. This bug affects 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 shrunk the plant completely.
Control: This insect can be by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by mixing the bran, sawdust with insecticides.
Scarabaeid Beetle: This pest destroys the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the raw materials present in the soil and after that comes to the root. The larva attack might kill the entire plant.
Control: The plant with great resistance power can overcome the insect. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to eliminate the insect.
Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be determined by biting in the leaves. The severe infection could totally eliminate the plants.
Control: Insecticides are used to control the pests.
Grasshopper: This prevails insect discovered in several plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely attacks the plant. The insect often assaults the young plant.
Control: The insecticides used betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.
Pest observed in mature plants:
Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.
Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect damages the Jatropha stem and it is extensively seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this pest typically fall down. The existence can be determined by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
Control: The Insecticide typically utilized to manage this pest is carbofuran.
Pest of leaf: The common bugs observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.
Leaf Caterpillar: This bug can eat all the leaves of the plant in other words duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get lowered due to the heavy attack.
Control: This can be managed by picking the old larvae around the surface area and getting rid of the assaulted leaves.
Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning experience when enabled to contact with skin as it produces particular chemical compound. Initially the insect crowded in the leaf and then spread all over the plant when it grows older.
Control: Manually, the pest can be eliminated only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate insecticides.
Leaf Hopper: This bug is found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. The bug targets the leaf and draws all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the pointer. Later, the entire leaf dry and pass away.
Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.
Mite: Mite likewise attacks the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The bug presence can be identified when the leaf ended up being yellow-colored, diminishes, turns red and drop. The pest can likewise be spread out through fallen leaves.
Control: Some preventive measures can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.
Some dreadful pest which assaults flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)
Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.
Stink Bug: Sting bug is a serious insect which assaults the plant throughout blossom duration so the crop yield entirely drops. This bug is seen around the tropical region.
The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the entire plant.
Control: Insecticides suggested for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
Tip borer caterpillar: The bugs typically takes place attacks the plant in blooming season and this insect is seen extensively 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 tips.
Control: Manually, the assaulted seeds are advised to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the blooming season.