1. TRICHOCARD
Trichocard is a bioagent that uses the parasitic wasp Trichogramma to control agricultural
pests. It's a biological control agent that's used to reduce the population of harmful insects
that lay eggs on crops. Trichogramma has become the most widely produced and utilized
biological control agent in the world. Overall, Trichogramma plays a crucial role in
integrated pest management strategies by providing a sustainable and eco-friendly
approach to pest control in agriculture and horticulture.
Benefits
a. Trichogramma is a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to pest control.
b. It can be mass produced in laboratories.
c. It can effectively suppress pest populations.
How to use Trichocard
a. Attach the cards to the lower surfaces of leaves or at the joints of leaves and stems.
b. Apply 3–4 times at 10–15 day intervals.
c. Avoid spraying chemical pesticides before, during, and after use.
2. PHEROMONE TAPE
Pheromones are the chemicals that insects secrete to inform other insects about danger,
sex, or location. Pheromone traps are used as organic pest control in organic farming. In
these traps, the pest insects such as moths, aphids, whiteflies, leafhoppers, etc are attracted
and captured by using synthetically manufactured sex pheromones.
The advantages of sticky traps are :-
a. These are economical and cost-friendly.
b. Sticky traps have high-temperature resistance.
c. These are easy to install and harmless to other farm creatures.
The sticky traps are used to attract flying pests such as whiteflies, thrips, aphids,
leafhoppers, leaf miners, etc. The insects are attracted to the bright colour of traps and stick
to the adhesive surface of these traps. These are available in yellow and medium blue
colours. The insects such as leaf miners, aphids, stink bugs, cucumber beetles, and
leafhoppers are lured to yellow colour. On the other hand, thrips are more attracted to the
blue sticky traps.