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+<br>Jatropha Curcas is acquiring importance commercially as the need of fossil fuels increases significantly and likewise Jatropha is an eco-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an outstanding fuel substitute and it is likewise extremely cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some problem with bugs and diseases. The insects are categorized into two ranges: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that impact grown plants.<br>
+<br>Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.<br>
+<br>Agrotis ipsilon: It is typically called Cut worm. This insect impacts the seedlings and young Jatropha plants. If the plant is affected by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface area and this will diminished the plant totally.<br>
+<br>Control: This insect can be controlled by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by mixing the bran, sawdust with insecticides.<br>
+<br>Scarabaeid Beetle: This pest destroys the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the raw materials present in the soil and then concerns the root. The larva attack might eliminate the entire plant.<br>
+<br>Control: The plant with great resistance power can get rid of the pest. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to eliminate the bug.<br>
+<br>Army worm: Spodoptera litura existence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The serious infection could totally kill the plants.<br>
+<br>Control: Insecticides are used to manage the bugs.<br>
+<br>Grasshopper: This is typical insect found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria commonly assaults the plant. The pest frequently attacks the young plant.<br>
+<br>Control: The insecticides utilized betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.<br>
+<br>Pest observed in fully grown plants:<br>
+<br>Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.<br>
+<br>Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect harms the Jatropha stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this pest typically drop. The existence can be recognized by the larva penetration hole at the stem.<br>
+<br>Control: The Insecticide typically used to control this insect is carbofuran.<br>
+<br>Pest of leaf: The typical pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.<br>
+<br>Leaf Caterpillar: This bug can consume all the leaves of the plant in brief period. The quality and yield of the seeds get decreased due to the heavy attack.<br>
+<br>Control: This can be managed by picking the old larvae around the surface and discarding the attacked leaves.<br>
+<br>Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning sensation when enabled to call with skin as it  certain chemical compound. Initially the insect crowded in the leaf and after that spread out all over the plant when it grows older.<br>
+<br>Control: Manually, the pest can be killed only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by spraying organophosphate insecticides.<br>
+<br>Leaf Hopper: This insect is found primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. The insect targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the suggestion. Later, the entire leaf dry and die.<br>
+<br>Control: The heavy attack can be controlled by using insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.<br>
+<br>Mite: Mite likewise assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The bug existence can be determined when the leaf become yellowish, diminishes, reddens and drop. The pest can likewise be spread out through fallen leaves.<br>
+<br>Control: Some preventive steps can be simulated correct sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.<br>
+<br>Some awful pest which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)<br>
+<br>Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.<br>
+<br>Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major pest which attacks the plant throughout bloom duration so the crop yield completely falls down. This insect is seen around the tropical area.<br>
+<br>The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the whole plant.<br>
+<br>Control: Insecticides advised for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.<br>
+<br>Tip borer caterpillar: The pests typically occurs attacks the plant in flowering season and this bug is seen widely in tropical areas. The female insect laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant pointers.<br>
+<br>Control: Manually, the assaulted seeds are suggested to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the blooming season.<br>