Brinjal Farming Tips: To protect the brinjal crop from pests, spray this organic fertilizer
Brinjal Farming Tips: During the rainy season, farmers grow brinjal on a massive scale. Additionally, brinjal is in high demand in the market. The first harvest begins 50–70 days after the plants grown in the nursery are planted in the field. The crop continues to produce fruit for four to six months after it is mature. However, fruit borers and stem borers attack brinjal during the wet season, causing harm to the plants. The whole plant often dries out and is killed if prompt treatment is not provided, causing farmers to lose a lot of money.
Fruit and stem borers target the brinjal crop during the wet season, according to Dr. Puneet Kumar Pathak, the district horticulturist. If prompt treatment is not provided, damage may exceed 60%. This bug first attacks the plant’s sprout. Farmers may safely salvage the crop if they take prompt preventative measures. Control methods might be chemical and biological.
Insects strike in what ways?
The brinjal’s softest stem is the first thing the stem borer attacks. The sprout is clipped, and then it dries up and withers. Consequently, the plant’s growth is impacted. In a similar vein, the fruit is rotted by the fruit borer bug. As a result, fruit quality declines and output declines. In the market, farmers do not get favorable pricing.
Organic pest control methods
Farmers may also use inexpensive and efficient organic pest control methods. The fruit’s quality also becomes better. Five milliliters of neem oil should be dissolved in one liter of water and sprayed by farmers. This will work well for controlling pests. In addition, Trichogramma chilonis may be used for pest management. Trichogramma chilonis is a tiny parasitic wasp that feeds on insect eggs to survive. It prevents the hostile insects from growing in quantity. For every hectare of crop, farmers should release 50,000 Trichogramma chilonis. The pest will be avoided by doing this. Farmers may also spray any chemical if they want relief right now.