grub- x - an eco-friendly solution for soil dwelling insects

7/29/2019 GRUB- X - An Eco-friendly solution for soil dwelling insects

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Pest control India Private Limited, Bio-Control Research laboratories, Bangalore ,

www.pcil.in

10 %GR

An Eco-friendly product for soil dwelling insect pests
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What is GRUB-X

Product specification

Form: Granular Colour: Greenish brown in colour

Odour : Nil pH: 6-7 Moisture content: < 8% CFU's count: 2 x10 8/gm ( minimum) Other microbial contamination :


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Mode of action

Germination and penetration

thru cuticle

Grub-X

Metarhizium anisopliae spores

Proliferation in haemocoel and death of insect

Mycosed Grub under

soil

Sporulation

Dispersion of spores in soil

Adhesion of

spores on bodycuticle


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What is root grubs


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Seasonal incidence

Adult emergence and egg layingcoincides with first monsoon shower

Attack Zone


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Damage symptoms

Damaged root, Shunted growth, Yellowing of leafs


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Facilitating application

Product : FYM :: 1:10

Ready to use mixture

with on farm available soil amendments

For ease of application we

recommend to dilute the product

with FYM before application


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Method of

Application

Granular formulation

Dilution with soil/FYMfor ease of application

Granules with soilReady to use


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Grub-x : As a preventive measure

or

Broadcast product+FYM mixture along the

furrows before sowing /transplanting of crops


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Efficacy of Grub-x

Meta (oneapplication

Meta ( twoapplication

Chemical Control

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

57.33

64.77

59.73

51.86

Yield of cane (tons/acre)

Yield

Treatments

Crop: Sugar cane Place: Belgaum,Karnataka

Result of In-house trial

Dosage 8kg / acreDosage of

Grub-X application

has direct Impact

on yield. 32-52%

more yield

recorded inGrub-X treatments

over control


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Efficacy of Grub-X

Grub x-

8kg/acre

Grub-X-

16kg/acre

Grub-X-

24kg/acre

Phorate

10kg/acre

Control

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

84.787

96.5

112.6

63.4Yield(Q/ha)

Crop: Potato Place : CSK Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, HP

33 52% more yield wasrecorded in Grub-X

treatmentsover control


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Efficacy of Grub-X

Grub-X

-8kg/acre

Grub-x

-16kg/acre

Grub-X

-24kg/acre

Phorate-

25kg/acre

Control0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

6.6

7.6

8.5

8

6

Yield: Q/ha

Crop: Groundnut Place: MPKV, Rahuri, MS

Application : Two , one during sowing andanother 30DAS

10-42% yield increase was

recorded in Grub-X

over control


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Recommendation

Method of application Mix Grub-x with FYM (@ 1:10)

and apply at the root base by broadcasting method

along the furrows at the time of transplanting and nextafter one month of earthing up.

Dosage 40kg/ha in two split dosage.

Time of application- Sowing/transplanting / Earthling up .

Compatible with insecticides but not with fungicides .

Precaution Maintain high moisture level in soil after

application.


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Targets ....

Pest- Root grubs/white grubs ( Holotricha

spp.)

Crops- Potato,Groundnut, onion ( Grub-x

is a pest specific, it can be used in any

crop having root grub problem).

Grub-X can also be targeted against

some other cryptic pests like Ash weevil ,Screw worm , Cutworm, field Termites

etc.


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