You are right Yazdi ji but the case of my farmers is different. Their fields are surrounded by other fields where modern crops are grown with heavy use of modern agrochemicals. Due to continuous application of these chemicals the pest population migartes to herb grower's fields.
We have no option except to use Traditional Agricutlrual Knowledge to manage it. In the cultivation of medicinal crops the use of botanicals have much restrictions. For example when we use Neem based formulations in Safed Musli it manages the pest but affects the medicinal properties. (Although the Agricutlrual universities recommend the use of Neem based prodcuts for Musli as they are concerned with quantity i.e. production, not the quality for which medicinal crops are grown.) Neem based formulations work effectviely in case of Stevia without affecting its quality much. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pankaj ji, > Lady bird beatles as I understand predate on the eggs of mealy bugs thereby > bringing the population under control. In my place I have noticed plenty of > lady bird activity naturally. I have also noticed that if you grow plenty of > trees, and attract birds. Plenty of birds like red whiskered bullbull, > tailor birds, even some sunbirds predate on them. We have to be as close to > nature as possible and things are automatically taken care of. When we > become too greedy and do not spare any land for trees, we get into all these > problems. > Regards > Yazdy. > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Will wait for this new information. In general mealy bugs are predated by >> Lady Bird beetles. In commercial cultivation of medicinal and aromatic crops >> I suggest my farmers to increase the population of this beetle. >> >> I have tried to search the new information given by you through Google but >> failed to get. >> >> regards >> >> Pankaj Oudhia >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Mr. Pankaj Oudhia ji >>> Many thanks for the information. The explanation is given in my reply to >>> Mr. Neil Soares ji. The ones without ants are not mealy bugs but its >>> predators. They are normally mobile and move pretty fast. The same was >>> explained to me by a friend working in Coffee board a few years back. I have >>> forgotten the name but will try to locate information on it and revert back. >>> Regards >>> Yazdy. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Pankaj Oudhia >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Agree with you as you are seeing the plant. >>>> >>>> Mealy bugs are still present in my garden in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, >>>> Ixora and Mango. Ants are common in first two species but in Mango I have >>>> not observed ant population. Monsoon is on in Chhattisgarh. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Pankaj ji, >>>>> When there are mealy bugs, there should be plenty of ants. Moreover, >>>>> mealy bugs appear in very dry areas and during summer. They can not >>>>> survive >>>>> our monsoon. Even if there is slight moisture in the soil, they do not >>>>> thrive. mealy bugs have a fleshy body this thing does not. Moreover the >>>>> fluffy matter is flying about in the air. If it is mealy bugs it can not >>>>> fly >>>>> about like that. >>>>> Regards >>>>> Yazdy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Pankaj Oudhia < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I agree with Neil ji. It looks like Mealy bug specially in picture >>>>>> 3122. >>>>>> >>>>>> regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected] >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Mr.Palia, >>>>>>> My guess would be Urena lobata var.sinuata and the 'fluffy matter' >>>>>>> are mealy bugs. >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> Neil Soares. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- On *Mon, 7/12/10, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>* wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:41102] ID of the plant >>>>>>> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 10:35 PM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> hello friends, what is the identity of the plant and what is the >>>>>>> identity of the fluffy matter on its stem. >>>>>>> Regrds >>>>>>> Yazdy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You have been sent 5 pictures. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> DSCN3118.JPG >>>>>>> DSCN3119.JPG >>>>>>> DSCN3120.JPG >>>>>>> DSCN3121.JPG >>>>>>> DSCN3122.JPG >>>>>>> >>>>>>> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >>>>>>> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
