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Jatropha Curcas is getting significance commercially as the need of fossil fuels increases tremendously and also jatropha curcas is an eco-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an excellent fuel substitute and it is likewise really cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, Jatropha is facing some problem with and diseases. The pests are categorized into two varieties: Pest that impact young plants and Pest that affect grown plants.

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

Agrotis ipsilon: It is commonly known as Cut worm. This insect impacts the seedlings and young Jatropha plants. If the plant is affected by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface and this will shrunk the plant totally.

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

Scarabaeid Beetle: This pest damages the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the raw materials present in the soil and after that comes to the root. The larva attack may eliminate the entire plant.

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

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

Control: Insecticides are utilized to control the insects.

Grasshopper: This prevails insect found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria commonly attacks the plant. The pest frequently attacks the young plant.

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

Pest observed in mature plants:

Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.

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

Control: The Insecticide typically utilized to control this bug is carbofuran.

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

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

Control: This can be controlled by selecting the old larvae around the surface area and discarding the attacked leaves.

Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spinal columns and produces a burning experience when allowed to call with skin as it produces particular chemical substance. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and then spread all over the plant when it grows older.

Control: Manually, the pest can be eliminated only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate insecticides.

Leaf Hopper: This pest is found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. The bug targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the pointer. Later, the entire leaf dry and die.

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

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

Control: Some preventive measures can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be treated by spraying insecticides.

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

Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.

Stink Bug: Sting bug is a severe pest which assaults the plant throughout blossom period so the crop yield totally falls down. This pest is seen around the tropical area.

The toxic enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.

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

Tip borer caterpillar: The insects commonly happens attacks the plant in flowering season and this pest is seen widely in tropical areas. The female pest laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant pointers.

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