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Jatropha Curcas is getting significance commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases enormously and also Jatropha is an eco-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an outstanding fuel replacement and it is likewise very cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some trouble with insects and illness. The insects are categorized into two ranges: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that affect grown plants.

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

Agrotis ipsilon: It is typically referred to as Cut worm. This pest impacts the seedlings and young Jatropha plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface and this will diminished the plant totally.

Control: This pest can be controlled by picking the around the plants or by mixing the bran, sawdust with insecticides.

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

Control: The plant with excellent resistance power can get rid of the insect. For heavy attack, insecticides with components carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to eliminate the bug.

Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The serious infection could totally kill the plants.

Control: Insecticides are utilized to control the bugs.

Grasshopper: This is typical insect found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely assaults the plant. The insect often attacks the young plant.

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

Pest observed in fully grown plants:

Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.

Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect harms the Jatropha stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this insect usually drop. The presence can be recognized by the larva penetration hole at the stem.

Control: The Insecticide usually used to manage this insect is carbofuran.

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

Leaf Caterpillar: This bug can eat all the leaves of the plant simply put duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get decreased due to the heavy attack.

Control: This can be managed by selecting the old larvae around the surface and discarding the assaulted leaves.

Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning sensation when permitted to exposure to skin as it produces specific chemical compound. Initially the insect crowded in the leaf and after that spread out all over the plant when it gets older.

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.

Leaf Hopper: This bug is found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. The bug targets the leaf and draws all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the tip. Later, the entire leaf dry and pass away.

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

Mite: Mite likewise assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The insect existence can be recognized when the leaf become yellowish, diminishes, turns red and fall down. The pest can also be spread through fallen leaves.

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

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

Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.

Stink Bug: Sting bug is a serious pest which assaults the plant during blossom period so the crop yield totally drops. This insect is seen around the tropical area.

The toxic enzyme in the plant shrinks the entire plant.

Control: Insecticides recommended for this insect is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.

Tip borer caterpillar: The pests typically happens attacks the plant in blooming season and this pest is seen widely in tropical regions. The female insect laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant tips.

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