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Jatropha Curcas is acquiring importance commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases enormously and also jatropha curcas is an environment-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an excellent fuel substitute and it is also really cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some difficulty with bugs and diseases. The insects are categorized into two varieties: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that impact developed plants.

Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.

Agrotis ipsilon: It is typically known as Cut worm. This bug 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.

Control: This bug can be managed by choosing the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.

Scarabaeid Beetle: This bug damages the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the organic matters present in the soil and then concerns the root. The larva attack might kill the entire plant.

Control: The plant with good resistance power can get rid of the insect. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the pest.

Army worm: Spodoptera litura existence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The extreme infection might completely eliminate the plants.

Control: Insecticides are used to manage the pests.

Grasshopper: This prevails pest discovered in several plants. and Locusta migratoria commonly assaults the plant. The pest often attacks the young plant.

Control: The insecticides utilized betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.

Pest observed in fully grown plants:

Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.

Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This pest harms the Jatropha stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this bug normally fall down. The existence can be identified by the larva penetration hole at the stem.

Control: The Insecticide generally used to control this insect is carbofuran.

Pest of leaf: The common pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.

Leaf Caterpillar: This pest can consume all the leaves of the plant in short duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get decreased due to the heavy attack.

Control: This can be controlled by choosing the old larvae around the surface and tossing away the assaulted leaves.

Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning feeling when enabled to contact with skin as it produces specific chemical substance. Initially the bug crowded in the leaf and after that spread out all over the plant when it grows older.

Control: Manually, the insect can be eliminated just by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by spraying organophosphate insecticides.

Leaf Hopper: This bug is found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. The pest targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the tip. Later, the whole leaf dry and die.

Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.

Mite: Mite likewise assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The pest presence can be determined when the leaf ended up being yellow-colored, diminishes, reddens and fall down. The bug can also be spread out through fallen leaves.

Control: Some preventive steps can be simulated appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.

Some terrible pest which assaults flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)

Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.

Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major bug which assaults the plant throughout bloom period so the crop yield entirely falls down. This bug is seen around the tropical region.

The hazardous enzyme in the plant diminishes the whole plant.

Control: Insecticides advised for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.

Tip borer caterpillar: The bugs typically happens attacks the plant in blooming season and this pest is seen extensively in tropical areas. The female bug laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant pointers.

Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are advised to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.