Knowledge and adoption of integrated management of white grub among the farmers

Abstract

The present study was conducted in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra State with an objective to know the knowledge and adoption level of integrated management of white grub among the farmers and also to find out the constraints faced by them in its adoption. The data was collected from selected 120 respondents by personally interviewing them with the help of interview schedule. The data were analyzed with the help of frequency, percentage and standard deviation. The data showed that 53.34 percent of the respondents were having medium level of overall knowledge about integrated management of white grub. It was observed that 84.17 percent of them not collected white grub larva after ploughing or intercultural operations. Only 16.67 percent of them partially adopted the practice of installation of light trap. It was observed that none of the respondents adopted the practice of utilization of beneficial bacteria and nematode. The data indicated that 25.00 percent of them partially adopted the practice of pouring of recommended insecticides around the infested plants. Results also reported that 48.33 percent of the respondents were having medium level of overall adoption of integrated management of white grub. It was observed that 96.67 percent of them had faced the constraints of unavailability of inputs required for biological control of white grub, whereas 93.33 percent of them had faced the constraints of lack of scientific knowledge about proper application of biological control of white grub.