Panchaghar Correspondent :
The eco-friendly ‘light-trap’ method is getting popular among the farmers at different villages in the district as they are attaining significant success in pest management on transplanted Aman paddy.
Light-trap and parching, environmentally sound method for detecting harmful insects especially Brown Plant Hopper (BPH), are helping the farmers in different areas of the district during the current Aman season.
The farmers set the light-traps at night with kerosene lamp, charger light or electric bulb and place a pot with detergent or kerosene mixed water under the light. The light attracts the insects that die after falling into the pot. If existence of harmful insects is found, experts advise the farmers to adopt effective pest control method.
Md Abdulla-Al-Mamun an official of DAE Panchagarh recently said The New nation the method is getting popularity in all the five upazilas of the district.
The eco-friendly ‘light-trap’ method is getting popular among the farmers at different villages in the district as they are attaining significant success in pest management on transplanted Aman paddy.
Light-trap and parching, environmentally sound method for detecting harmful insects especially Brown Plant Hopper (BPH), are helping the farmers in different areas of the district during the current Aman season.
The farmers set the light-traps at night with kerosene lamp, charger light or electric bulb and place a pot with detergent or kerosene mixed water under the light. The light attracts the insects that die after falling into the pot. If existence of harmful insects is found, experts advise the farmers to adopt effective pest control method.
Md Abdulla-Al-Mamun an official of DAE Panchagarh recently said The New nation the method is getting popularity in all the five upazilas of the district.
