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APPLICATION FOR
HP State Innovation Award 2014-15
Submitted by Dr. PK Mehta, Dr. Pankaj Sood & Dr. C S Prabhakar
College of Agriculture
CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH KRISHI VISHVAVIDYALAYA
PALAMPUR - 176 062
HP State Innovation Award 2014-15
Application Form
1. Applicant/
organization name
: Dr. PK Mehta, Dr. Pankaj Sood & Dr. CS Prabhakar
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture
CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya
Palampur- 176062, HP
2. Email : [email protected]
3. Title of Project/
proposal
: Development of localized generic para pheromone
based bottle trap effective against fruit flies
prevalent on vegetable and horticulture
ecosystem in HP
4. Project Detail with Photographs
When, where and by whom the project work was conceptualized?
The project was conceptualized in 2008, in the Department of Entomology,
Himachal Pradesh, Palampur by PK Mehta, Pankaj Sood and CS Prabhakar.
Rationale: Cucurbits comprising of cucumber, bottle gourd and bitter gourd are the
important crops grown in Himachal Pradesh in an area of 2082 ha with the production of
43845 MT. Tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are one of the most diverse group
of insects, and cause annual economic loss of about Rs 6,958.20 crore in India. Due to
the peculiar damaging potential, the hidden or concealed maggots emerged out of the
eggs laid by females inside the fruit or plant parts mostly escape the insecticides
applied for its management. Consequently, farmers resort to frequent insecticidal
applications; which not only leaves the harmful residues on fruits and vegetables
making them unsuitable for human consumption. Also the heavy loads of insecticides
applied for its management pollutes our environment apart from many side effects. The
effective management of the pest could only be possible through mass trapping of the
male fruit flies (male annihilation technique- MAT) followed by need based bait
application technique(BAT). Efforts were made to develop an innovative mean to
manage this hazardous pest which could be befitted well under both conventional as
well as organic farming situations. The traps for mass trapping of fruit flies were
available in the market, but these were not effective in the state owing to a variable
spectrum of fruit fly species prevailing in the state. Henceforth the emphasis was laid
out on developing a pheromone trap suitable for the hill state which could effectively
manage the fruit fly species prevalent in the region. Further owing to small and marginal
land holdings farmers were practicing agriculture and horticulture in the same areas and
use of different traps for each crop was not economically feasible. The focus of the
present project was mainly to develop a trap which could effectively work for all fruit fly
species in the region.
Diagnostic survey undertaken to provide a basis for the formulation of the project
Extensive diagnostic surveys were undertaken to know the pest status and identify
different fruit fly species prevalent in all cucurbit and fruit growing areas of the state since 2005.
Surveys were conducted to know the fruit flies species diversity and accurate identification of
prevalent species. During these surveys, fruit fly infested fruit and vegetable samples were
collected and reared under laboratory conditions for establishment and identification of
prevalent fruit fly species. Simultaneously, avoidable losses and percent infestation at various
locations was also assessed. Interactions with the farmer to know the prevailing tactics used by
the farmers to combat this serious pest and the alternatives expected to minimize losses were
also discussed.
Salient findings
The studies revealed that the avoidable losses due to fruit flies at three locations
(Palampur, Mandi and Hamirpur) varied from 89.7 to 94.6%.
The fruit flies infestation was encountered (ranging from 44.44 to 80.00 per cent)
mostly in lower and middle altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh. The state
average fruit flies infestation was 65.88 per cent, highest being in Kangra at
Palampur (80.00%) and lowest in Chamba at Banikhet (44.44%).
The variations of fruit flies infestation in cucurbits at different locations might be
due to the variations in the local environmental conditions and relative
susceptibility of the crop varieties.
High fruit flies activity in Himachal Pradesh might have been facilitated by
congenial climatic conditions like high rain fall (1251.90 mm annual rainfall) and
humidity, with majority rains being received during active fruit growing season.
Farmers of the state were not using IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
approach like field sanitation, MAT (Male Annihilation Technique) and BAT (Bait
Application Technique) techniques as observed during the survey.
On the other hand, most of the agricultural land have bushy hedges and is
surrounded by forest and pastures consisting of many wild hosts of fruit flies
which could facilitate the fruit flies to rest and pick the resources during/after
insecticide application and during the lean periods.
Farmers of the state were assuming that fruit flies management is not possible in
the state like Himachal Pradesh.
Total 6 major pest fruit flies were identified viz., Bactrocera tau, Bactrocera
cucurbitae, Bactrocera scutellaris, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera zonata and
Bactrocera correcta.
The available traps in the market were mainly targeting the fruit pest fruit fly
species and were not effective against complex of species in vegetable crops
(cucurbits) apart from being costly considering marginal and small land holdings
in Himachal Pradesh.
Specific objectives of the project
To develop economical and climatically viable mass trapping system considering
the complexity of fruit fly species in Himachal Pradesh for ecofriendly
management for the pest fruit flies
Demonstrate and disseminate the technology in the farmers field and impart
trainings for preparation of traps
To change the perception of farmers that fruit flies are unmanageable problem in
Himachal Pradesh
To start an area wide management programme with the help of State Agricultural
Department, NGOs and farmers
Socio-economic and technological relevance of the project objectives
Considering the marginal land holdings of the farmers, they were not able to use
the costly traps available in the market and were spending a huge amount on
pesticidal applications to protect their crops from the fruit flies. This not only was
resulting in low returns from vegetable cultivations but also exposing them and
environment to insecticidal hazards. To develop a low cost and eco-friendly fruit
flies trap which would be locally and easily available to the farmers and trap all
the major fruit flies pest species was the only alternative solution. Hence, the
proposed technology to combat this dreaded pest by involving farmers and
various stakeholders was emphasizing to reduce the input costs for management
of this pest and simultaneously minimizing the insecticidal usage. The
pheromone trap was developed which has been attracting and killing 9-10
species of fruit flies infesting fruit and vegetables of Himachal Pradesh.
Economics of trap
Sr. No. Component Cost (Rs) Traps in Market
A . Chemical components
1 Cue Lure 22.00
2 Methyl eugenol 8.50
3 DDVP/ Neem Baan 0.50
Total (A) 31.00 45.00 ( Septa cost)
B. Physical components
1 Plastic Bottle (Waste mineral water/cold drink)
1.00
2 Plywood block 3.00
3 Plastic thread 0.30
4 Yellow adhesive tape 0.50
5 Stapler pin 0.20
6 Labour charge 4.00
Total (B) 9.00 90.00 (Plastic Trap)
Total (A+B) 31.00 + 9. 00 =40.00
45.00 + 90.00= 135.00
The methodology used for implementing the project
Technological interventions:
Development of localized para pheromone based bottle trap effective against all
the species prevalent on vegetable and horticulture ecosystem in the region
On farm trials conducted for three years for the management of the pest on
cucurbits and tomato
Technology assessment and refinement:
Treatments Cucurbits Tomato
% Fruit dama
ge
Yield (q/ha
)
% increase over control
Net Return
s
B:C ratio
% Fruit damag
e
Yield (q/ha
)
% increase over control
Net Return
s
B:C ratio
BAT (50 g jaggery + 10 ml malathion /5 l water spray thrice at 15 days interval (Farmers’ practice)
40.6 117.5
- 77500 2.93 29.2 215.6
- 75800 3.36
Lure traps @ 25/ ha
56.8 93.5 - 20.4 53900 2.36 25.6 218.4
1.3 77600 3.46
Lure traps + BAT
29.2 142.0
20.9 100400 3.41 14.3 251.9
16.8 92350 3.75
Based on the pool data for three years of on farm trials conducted in district
Mandi, fruit fly traps along with bait application resulted in reduction of fruit
damage due to fruit flies from 40.60 percent in farmers’ practice to 29.2 percent
and yield advantage of 20.9 percent over farmers’ practice in case of cucurbits.
Whereas in tomato reduction of fruit damage from 29.2 percent in farmers’
practice to 14.30 percent was observed with yield advantage of 16.8 percent in
case of tomato. Installation of fruit fly traps alone could not yield significant
advantage as the traps capture only the males and traps need to be installed on
community basis on larger areas for longer durations preferably 2-3 years) for
desired results.
Fruit fly management recommendation included in the package of practices
of the University
(Destruction of infested fruits; Trap installation @ 25/hectare, BAT (Gur 50g+ malathion
10ml in 5 liters of water) application at an interval of 15 days after initiation of damage)
Technology dissemination:
Front line demonstrations on fruit fly management in cucurbits:
Fruit fly traps were demonstrated in the farmers’ field in different vegetable/ fruit
growing districts of the state during 2009 to 2012.
Capacity building of extension functionaries and farmers
Farmers were educated about the integrated management options for fruit flies
viz. field sanitation, Bait Application Technology (BAT) and Male Annihilation
Techniques (MAT)
Training camps and awareness programmes were oraginsed for farming
communities, NGOs and State Agricultural Department officials for area wide
management of fruit flies.
Posters and pamphlets were distributed among farmers community, State
Agricultural Department officials Block technology Managers (BTM), and NGOs
in Himachal Pradesh
Training programmes organized
Year Extension Personal Rural Youth Farmers
No. Participants No. Participants No. Participants
2010 3 72 4 167 8 416
2011 6 118 6 243 11 652
2012 4 83 7 307 6 321
2013 3 69 2 82 5 189
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Extensional personal Rural Youth Farmers
16 19 30
342
632
1578
Number
Participants
Development and supply of fruit fly traps to the farmers and other
developmental agencies
Year No. of traps prepared/ supplied
KVK Mandi Department of Entomology
2010 2500 180
2011 3500 5990
2012 4070 10219
2013 4800 8185
2014 1200 9709
Advertisement through Print media, Local magazines and Pamphlets
TV Talks, Advisory Services and SMS services
TV Talks:
Name of the programme and place Topic Date
Krishi Darshan, Live Chat Show as an expert, Doordarshan, Shimla
Pest management in cucurbitaceous vegetables in HP
14.02.2008 (5.00 PM)
Field based Programme Insect pest & disease management in vegetables
04.10.2010 (19.10.2010)
Crop Seminar Village Dehwi (Kangoo) 23.05.2011
(31.05.2011)
Krishi Darshan Programme of DD1 (New Delhi)
Fruit fly trap success story 06.05.2013
TV talk recorded during National KVKs Conference at PAU Ludhiana
02.01.2012
Literature and Press Clippings:
Experts of KVK demonstrating the functioning of fruit fly trap to the trainees
Hon’ble Deputy Director General, (Agril. Extension) ICAR getting feedback on trap
A Satisfied Vegetable Grower from Paprola (Kangra) with Scientists
A campaign for refilling of traps in Hamirpur District
The salient outputs of the project
The details of problems addressed and solved:
Existing Problems Problems solved
As per the SAU recommendation, either insecticides or jaggery + malathion is recommended for the management of fruit flies with little success
The recommendation of fruit fly traps @ 25 traps per hectare + Bait application technique (BAT) not only reduced fruit infestation but also reduced fruit fly numbers with passage of time as males are trapped and unmated females either do not lay eggs or lay unfertilized eggs.
Frequent pesticide application results in environmental pollution and human health hazards
Installation of fruit fly traps reduced the number of insecticidal applications, consequently minimizing input costs and minimize environmental pollution
Insecticidal application is labour intensive Fruit fly bottle traps are effective for 6-8 weeks and one trap covers an area of around 400 sq. meters and require no labour for installation
Fruit flies infestations in fruit and vegetables crops reduced to 50 percent and
insecticidal spray by the farmers reduced by three sprays in the Himachal
Pradesh. Overall more than 40000 traps were supplied to the farmers in 9
Districts of Himachal Pradesh.
Demands for fruit flies traps from neighboring state KVKs and farmers (Punjab
and Haryana) were also fulfilled.
Farmers were very much enthusiastic for integrated management of fruit flies
The impact of the project on the knowledge, skills, attitudes and adoption rate of
recommended technologies by the target population
During project implementation, farmers the target population did not believe on
area wide fruit fly management, mass trapping could be a viable option.
Since, 2009 from demonstration on farmers’ field and actual starting of the
project from 2010 Kharif, change in farmers perception and knowledge about
species of fruit flies and their management has been visible. Now, people are
accurately identifying the species of fruit flies infesting fruits and vegetables.
They now believe in community level management of fruit flies rather than
individual level management with spray of insecticides.
Horizontal spread:
The technology horizontally spread in about 500 ha in the sate till now
About 40000 traps (25000 from the Department of Entomology, CSK HPKV
Palampur and 15000 from KVK Mandi, HP) have been supplied to the farmers
and orders for traps for the current season are being received.
Farmers are directly approaching the Department of Entomology & KVK for
procurement of the trap in the ensuing season
All the KVKs are procuring the traps from the KVK Mandi/ Department of
Entomology for further sale to the farmers
This not only has served as rapport making intervention amongst the farmers but
also earned revenue worth 30 lakhs to the institute from sale of traps
Mass production of traps from waste plastic bottles
District No. of demonstrations
Mandi 687
Hamirpur 874
Bilaspur 249
Kangra 620
Una 128
Being an environmental friendly and easy to adopt technology, the farmers are
readily accepting the same. Further being a low cost and local technology, this not only
increased productivity but also overall profitability of the growers. Being a pesticide free
or minimum pesticide usage technology, it is sustainable and consumer friendly as the
harmful residual toxicity is minimized.
The diffusion of the project impact on the neighbors of the direct contacties
Since Palam traps has been proving to be highly beneficial for farming
community, these traps are being popularized through various extension activities like,
Kisan Meals, Kisan Goshtis, exhibitions, farmers’ seminars, exposure visits, literature,
TV talks and Radio talks.
Sl.
No.
Crop/ Enterprise
Technology Demonstrated
Details of popularization methods suggested to the Extension system
Horizontal spread of technology
No. of villages
No. of farmers
Area in ha
1. Tomato Fruit fly traps Trainings, demonstrations, field days, conventions
15 80 25
2. Cucurbits Fruit fly traps Trainings, demonstrations, field days, conventions
40 350 100
Collaboration with Department of Agriculture: The collaboration of University,
Department of Agriculture and KVKs to address the burning problem of farming
community is the need of hour. In this context, Department of Agriculture HP also
demonstrated Palam traps at farmers fields at different blocks of the district.
Since the technique employed is male annihilation technique, the population of
the pest will automatically decline in future. This will be highly beneficial for the farming
community which were otherwise employing blanket application of insecticides and
getting poor yield due to heavy fruit fly attack. The farmers can easily make these traps
by using waste empty plastic bottle. Since the chemical employed is costly, it can be
easily procured in the form of pheromone impregnated wooden blocks from the KVK
Mandi and Department of Entomology, CSK HPKV, Palampur directly or at district level
through Krishi Vigyan Kendras of the university.
Palam Fruit fly trap has become a household name in all the vegetable growing
areas of Himachal Pradesh through the collaborative efforts of University and
Agriculture department, HP. Farmers, who have used this technology once not only
using the technology regularly but also motivating and encouraging other farmers to
adopt this innovative technology. Some farmers are now preparing the traps themselves
and getting the impregnated lure blocks(Wooden Septa) from the KVK or Department of
Entomology. A horizontal spread of technology has been witnessed which not only has
reduced fruit fly population over the locations but also saved insecticides worth lakhs of
rupees.
Problems encountered and solutions found
Earlier, readymade fruit flies traps (ready to use in field) were provided to farmers
and NGOs. They started complaining about large quantity of traps transportation is
problematic, then we trained people to prepare bottle trap for themselves and the septa
impregnated with lures(sealed and Packed) were supplied, which were easy to transport
in bulk by farmers cooperatives and societies. Now, packaged septa impregnated with
lures are being supplied. This not only solved transportation problems but also
increased efficacy period as the farmers could use the purchased and sealed septas
whenever the same are required under field conditions.
5. Publications based on the project work
Research Articles
1. P. Sood and C.S. Prabhakar. 2009. Molecular diversity and antibiotic sensitivity of gut
bacterial symbionts of fruit fly, Bactrocera tau. Journal of Biological Control. 23 (3):213-
220.
2. P. Sood, C.S. Prabhakar and P.K. Mehta. 2010 Eco friendly management of fruit flies
through their gut bacteria. Journal of Insect Science. 23 (3): 275-283.
3. C.S. Prabhakar, P. Sood, P.K. Mehta and A. Choudhary. 2008. Fruit fly, Bactrocera
scutellaris (Bezzi): A potential threat to cucurbit cultivation under low and mid hills of
Himachal Pradesh. Pest Management and Economic Zoology. 15(2): 181-185.
4. C.S. Prabhakar, P. Sood, P.K. Mehta and A. Choudhary. 2009. Distribution and
developmental biology of fruit flies infesting cucurbits in the north- western Himalaya.
Journal of Insect Science. 22 (3): 300-308.
5. Mehta, P. K., Prabhakar, C. S. and Sood, P. 2012. Incidence and distribution of fruit flies
(Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting cucurbits in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal J. Agric. Sci. 38
(2): 131-134.
6. Prabhakar, C. S., Mehta, P. K., Sood, P., Singh, S. K., Sharma, P. and Sharma, P. N.
2012. Population genetic structure of the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)
(Diptera: Tephritidae) based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI) gene
sequences. Genetica DOI: 10.1007/s10709-012-9660-y
7. Prabhakar, C. S., Sood, P. and Mehta, P. K. 2012. Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
diversity in cucurbit fields and surrounding forest areas of Himachal Pradesh, a North
Western Himalayan state of India. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection:
2012: 1-8 (DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2012.660612).
8. Prabhakar, C. S., Sood, P. and Mehta, P. K. 2012. Pictorial keys for predominant
Bactrocera and Dacus fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of north western Himalaya.
Arthropods, 1(3):101-111.
9. Prabhakar, C. S., Sood, P., Kanwar, S. S., Kumar, A., Sharma, P. N. and Mehta, P. K.
2013. Isolation and characterization of gut bacteria of fruit fly, Bactrocera tau (Walker)
(Diptera: Tephritidae). Phytoparasitica, 41(2):193-201. Impact Factor: - (Thomson
Reuters), 7.7 (NAAS)].
10. Prabhakar, C.S., Sood, P. and Mehta, P.K. 2009. Protein hydrolization and pesticide
tolerance by gut bacteria of Bactrocera tau (Walker). Pest Management and Economic
Zoology. 16(2): 123-129.
Presentations in National/ International conference/ symposia
1. Sood, P., Prabhakar, C. S., Mehta, P. K. and Sharma, P. N. 2012. Fruit fly (Diptera:
Tephritidae) diversity assessment using DNA barcodes in north-western Himalayas. In:
Proceedings of National Seminar on Biotechnological approaches in pest management”,
organized by Department of Entomology and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, PAU
Ludhiana from May 4-5, 2012, pp 22-23 (extended abstract).
2. Sood, P., Prabhakar, C. S., Choudhary, A. and Sood, A.K. 2008. Distribution and
developmental biology of fruit fly infesting cucurbits in north western Himalayas. In:
Proceedings of 2nd Congress on Insect Science: Pest Management in Global context.
Organized by Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect science, PAU, Ludhiana,
India 162 pp.
3. Sood, P., CS Prabhakar, PK Mehta, DS Yadav and SK Thakur. 2011. Fruit Fly Mass
Trapping- A Viable Option for Fruit Fly Management in Cucurbits under Organic Farming
Scenario. In: National Symposium cum Brainstorming Workshop on Organic Agriculture’
organized by Organic Agricultural Society of India (OASI), CSK HPKV Palampur at
Palampur w.e.f. April 19-20, 2011.Pp. 111-112.
4. Sood, P., Yadav, D.S., Thakur, S.K. and Rahi, S. 2012. On farm trials and front line
demonstrations for faster adaption of eco friendly pest management technologies. In:
International Conference on Extension Education in the Perspectives of Advances in
Natural resource Management in Agriculture (NaRMA- IV)” held w.e.f December 19-21,
2012 at SK Rajasthan Agricultural University Bikaner, Rajasthan (India). Abstracts &
Souveneir, pp. 48.
5. Sood, P., Ghosh, P., Mehta, P.K. 2013. Effect of organic formulations on the food
consumption and utilization by Helicoverpa armigera Hub (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). In:
International Congress on Insect Science (ICIS 2013): New Horizons in Insect Science
held (eds AK Chakravarthy et al.) w.e.f. February 14-17, 2013 at GKVK, Bangalore,
Karnatka. pp. 13.
6. Sood, P., Yadav, D.S., Thakur, S.K., Choudhary, A.K., Rahi, S., and Chauhan, K. 2012.
Pheromone based fruit fly management for sustainability- a case study (oral
presentation). In: National Seminar on Indian Agriculture: Present Situation,
Challenges, Remedies and Road Map’ organized by Youth for Sustainable Development
& CSK HP agriculture University, Palampur (HP), August 4-5, 2012. Souveneir &
Abstracts, pp. 26-27.
7. Prabhakar, C. S., Sood, P., Mehta, P. K. and Sharma, P. N. 2012. Bactrocera tau sp. A
(Diptera: Tephritidae) is predominant species infesting cucurbits in Himachal Pradesh
(India). In: Proceedings of TEAM 2nd International Meeting: “Biological invasions of
Tephritidae ecological and economic impacts”, organized by Tephritid workers of
Europe, Africa and Middle East Asia at Crete, Greece from July 3-6, 2012, pp 69.
8. PK Mehta, CS Prabhakar and Pankaj Sood. 2011. Biodiversity of Fruit flies (Tephritidae:
Diptera) in NW Himalaya. In: 3rd Congress on Insect Science on Pest Management for
food security and Environmental Health at PAU Ludhiana organized by Indian Society
for the Advancement of Insect Science, PAU Ludhiana w.e.f. April 18-20, 2011. Pp. 1-2
(Lead Paper).
9. Prabhakar, C. S., Sood, P., Mehta, P. K. and Choudhary, A. 2008. Evaluation of fruit fly
gut bacteria as attractant for fruit fly (Tephritidae: Diptera) management under North-
Western Himalayan conditions. In: Proceedings of 7th Meeting of the Working Group on
Fruit Flies of the Western Hemisphere, organized by Working Group on Fruit Flies of the
Western Hemisphere, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico pp 80-81.
10. Prabhakar, C. S., Sood, P., Sharma, P. N., Kanwar, S.S. and Kapoor, V. 2008.
Polyphasic characterization of symbiotes associated with Bactrocera and their role in
fruit fly management. In: Proceedings of 2nd Congress on Insect Science: Pest
Management in Global context. Organized by Indian Society for the Advancement of
Insect science, PAU, Ludhiana, India 59 pp.
Papers in Proceedings
Sood P., Yadav, D.S., Thakur, S.K., Choudhary, A.K., Rahi S. and Chauhan, K. 2013.
Pheromone based fruit fly management for sustainability- a case study. In: Book of
Proceedings (National Seminar on Indian Agriculture: Present Situation, Challenges,
Remedies and Road Map) (eds. Adarsh Kumar et al.) organized by Youth for
Sustainable Development & CSK HP agriculture University, Palampur (HP), August 4-5,
2012. pp. 25-28.
Extension Articles
1. Pankaj Sood, PK Mehta and CS Prabhakar. 2010. Vishvavidyalaya dwara viksit palam
trap: phal makhi prabhandhan ka ek saral upaye. Parvatiya Khetiwari. July- September,
2010. 30(3): 27-28.
2. Mehta, P.K., Sood, P. and Prabhakar, C. S. 2010. Palam trap: A novel triumph in fruit fly
suppression in Himachal Pradesh. Entomology Reporter 1(2):9-10 Published by
Entomology Club, Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana,
Punjab (India) 141004.
3. Sood, P. 2012.Plant protection technology in tomato (Hindi). Giriraj 34 (38): 5.
4. Sood, P., Yadav, D.S. and Thakur, S.K. 2012. Pest management in tomato (Hindi).
Giriraj 34.
5. Pankaj Sood, Yadav, D.S. and Thakur, S.K. 2013. Keet Nashak Rasaynon ke prayog
mein bartein Savdhani (Hindi). Giriraj (April 3-9, 2013), 35 (27): 5.
Leaflets/folders
Mehta, P.K., Pankaj Sood, Thakur, A. and Verma, K.S. 2013. Palam Trap: An innovative mean
to manage fruit flies. Department of Entomology, CSK HPKV Palampur.
Success stories
1. Success stories and innovation documented by the KVK have been published in ICAR
publications of Zonal Project Directorate-I, PAU Ludhiana.
Technical bulletins
i. Sood, P., Yadav, D.S., Thakur, S.K., Rahi, S. and Choudhary, A.K. 2011. Parmukh
faslon ke rogon va kitton ka samekit parwandhan. KVK Sundernagar Technical Bulletin
No. 8: pp32.
6. A concise statement (about 150 words) highlighting the most
significant aspects of the extension education work done that you
would like to see in your citation of award, if chosen.
Tephritid fruit flies are one of the most serious pests of agriculture in India and
their management using mass trapping techniques by developing a local bottle based
fruit fly trap (Palam trap) has been achieved. The trap has been developed considering
the wide spectrum of fruit fly species prevalent in the region and is suitable for both
agriculture and horticulture ecosystems. The technology after on farm testing at various
locations within the state has been demonstrated and highly acclaimed by the farmers.
The technology has been included in the university package of practices. Technology
has been disseminated by organizing a number of training camps for extension
personnel, rural youth & farmers, awareness camps and through pamphlets.
Department of Agriculture has also taken up the technology and providing the traps
developed by the University at KVK Mandi and Department of Entomology on
subsidized rates to the farmers. About forty thousand traps have been provided to the
farmers during last four years. Palam trap has become a house hold name amongst the
vegetable/ fruit growers in the state. The traps have also been demonstrated through
KVKs in Haryana & Punjab and widely appreciated.
7. Certified that the information furnished above is true to best of my
knowledge and belief
(Director of Resarch)
CSK HPKV Palampur
8. Annexure
i. Awards certificates
ii. Publications
15. Certified that the information furnished is verified & true and has
been conducted at CSK HPKV Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. I
strongly recommend the candidature of Dr. PK Mehta, Pankaj Sood
& CS Prabhakar for the HP State Innovation Award 2014-15.
(Vice Chancellor)
CSK HPKV Palampur (HP)
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