Pest Management: Case Study 2, Ri Bhoi
Pest Management: Case Study 2, Ri Bhoi
| Main Info | ML/RB/AGRI/002- Pest Management Traditional Agricultural Technique, Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya |
| Name of the Technique | Pest Management Traditional Agricultural Technique |
| Source Publisher | Primary Survey, Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya |
| Source Year | 2023 |
| History Of The Technique | Not recorded, but this method has been practicing since time immemorial. |
| Manufacturing technique | Crab, frog inserted on the tip of a bamboo stick and erected in the centre of paddy field. |
| Method of Preparation | Tools- Knife, hammer etc. |
| Material Composition | Bamboo stick, frog, crab, straw etc. |
| How to implement | Different pests are attracted by the foetid smell of crab, frog and birds prey the insect. These way harmful insects are controlled by the farmer. This is a biological control of pest adopted by the farmers |
| New R & D leads | The technique adopts biological management of pesticides as no harmful chemicals are applied, it is also a low cost agricultural technique. |
| Source Publisher | Primary Survey, Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya |
| Source Year | 2023 |