DS.

GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,

ONGOLE

Community service project

ON

” METHODS OF PEST CONTROL – a STuDy iN OOLLa PaLEM”

Submitted to
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF

K.ARUNAKUMARI
LECTURER IN BOTANY

by

JADA MOUNIKA
RegdNo.Y203063012
 DECLARATION

I, J.MOUNIKA, hereby declare that the community service project work entitled
"METHODS OF PEST CONTROL IN OOLLA PALEM" has done by me as a
requirement to complete the BSC degree programme in Botany has not submitted earlier
to any institution either in full or partly for award of any certificate/degree to the best of
knowledge.

Signature of the student

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am thankful to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhrapradesh state council of Higher

Education Vijayawada for designing such a nice programme. I am very thankful to the
Commissioner of collegiate Education Vijayawada for developing a standard operational
procedure and guidelines, taking utmost care in the execution of the project and taking care of
all necessary arrangements for Inter-ships for our student community development. I am very
grateful to you sir, for your efforts for our better employment and future.

Thanks are extended to our college principal Dr.D.Kalyani. Community service project
coordinator, Ms.K.Aruna Kumari, mentor of Community Service project for their guidance and
support in planning, execution and completion of this community service project.

I would like to express my heartful thanks to the people of oollapalem, and ward volunteer for
their support in acquiring data for this project.

I express my thanks to my parents and friends who supported in entire process of my community
service project.
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Community Service project work entitled "METHODS OF PEST
CONTROL IN OOLLA PALEM" is submitted to Department of BOTANY, D.S
GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, ONGOLE, during the academic year 2021-
2022 as a requirement to complete the BSC degree programme under my supervision by
JADA MOUNIKA with Regd No: Y203063012

Signature of the mentor lecturer

 CONTENTS

1. Declaration
2. Acknowledgement
3. Objectives of the project
4. Introduction
5. Village history
6. Survey methodology
7. Questionnaire
8. Analysis
9. Awareness
10.Conclusion
 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

1. To make the student aware about the issues of agriculture.

2. To develop the sense of social responsibility in the student.
3. To develop research attitude among students.
4. To collect the Pest related information from the farmers.
5. To create awareness among the farmers about the hazardous effects of using chemical
fertilizers.
6. To develop social awareness among the farmers about the available organic pesticides in the
market.
7. To collect data from the farmers regarding the use of biofertilizers.
8. To provide information about the availability of Bio fertilizers and their uses to the farmers.
 INTRODUCTION

A pesticide is a substance that destroys or kills organisms that we consider to be pests such as
weeds, damaging insects, or microbes that cause disease. Any substance or mixture of substances
intended for preventing destroying or mitigating any pest or intended for use as a plant growth
regulator, defoliant or desiccant is called a pesticide.

Pest : It is any animal or microorganism that trouble injuries or cause destruction of crop.
Methods of pest control: They are two types.

1. Natural pest control: they are prepared in nature due to prey - Predator relationships.
Beneficial insects are those insects which pray on harmful insects or there larvae.

2. Artificial pest control: these are man made methods to control pests.

They have following types.

In agriculture, the synthetic pesticides are used which has got sometimes carcinogenic,
terratogenic and residual toxic effects.

The excess you use of it also causes serious health hazards to live stocks human life wildlife
features birds and animals

Mechanical removal of pests:

It is manual or mechanical method for collection or destruction of pest.

Example: hand picking pruning trapping, burning or destruction of eggs. larvae pupay etc.

Agriculture control : these methods are used to destroy life cycle of best by developing for
eradication of weeds alternate crop rotation hybrid pest resistance crop species etc.
 Chemical control : these are chemicals used to kill pests.

Example: insecticides parasiticides.

Biological control: living organisms are used to control pest.

Example: microorganisms may be used to kill by causing fatal disease in insects.

Classification of pesticides:

Pesticides are classified according to the pest they control

✓ Insecticides (ants moths cockroaches etc.)

✓ Herbicides (weeds)
✓ Fungicides (control fungal diseases)
✓ Rodenticides (rats)

ADVANTAGES OF PESTICIDES

• It helps to grow more food by preventing pests

• It helps in making food cheap easily available
• Pesticides control water borne diseases and virus transmission
• It help stop protect the storage and conserve the yield
• Contributes to the economical growth of the country by the better harvest

DISADVANTAGES OF PESTICIDES

• It increases the danger of impact on human health

• It effect on other life species such as bees, butterflies
• It increases land and ground water pollution
• Long term effect on soil fertility
• Due to impact on bees and butterflies it effects natural pollination.
 Village history - Oollapalem

According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of woollapalem village is
523104. Oollapalem village is located in singarayakonda mandal of Prakasam district in Andhra
Pradesh, India. It is situated 11km away from sub-district headquarter singarayakonda(tehsildar
office) and 50km away from district headquarter Ongole. As per 2009 stats, woollapalem village
is also a gram panchayat.

The total geographical area of village is 2860 hectares. Woollapalem has a total population of
3,784 peoples, out of which male population is 1,916 while female population is 1,868. Literacy
rate of Oollapalem village is 54.41% out of which 61.27% males and 47.38% females are
literate. There are about 1,005 houses in Oollapalem village Pincode of Oollapalem village
locality is 523104.

Singarayakonda is nearest town to Oollapalem for all major economic activities, which is
approximately 50km away.
 METHODOLOGY

COMMUNITY SURVEY
QUESTIONNAIRE
 D.S.Government Degree College (W), Ongole
Questionnaire For Community Service Project
Department of Botany
Name of the student: Date:
Basic Details:
Name of the Farmer :
Door No. Street/Lane :
Name of the village/Town : Name of the Panchayat/Mandal :
Name of the Gram sachivalayam/ Ward: Name of the District:
Are you a Tenant Farmer or farming own land:
Caste: Income :
Are you Eligible for Rythu Barosa / not: Do you have Ration Card ( If Yes
White/Pink):
Details of Nearby Rythu Barosa Kendram:

Questionnaire For Project:

1. How many acres of land is in cultivation by you and your family?

2. What is the type of water source for your agricultural land?

3. What is the type of the soil?

4. Have you ever done soil testing for your land? If yes, what are the observations?

5. What are the crops grown by you in Rabi/Kareef/Summer seasons?

6. Do you follow crop rotation?

7. What are the Green manure crops you sow in between main crops?

8. Name of the diseases with which the crops are affected generally? ( all the diseases should be
noted separately for each crop)

9. What are the pests that pose a serious threat to your crop?
10. What are the traditional Pest control measures taken by you ?

11. What are the chemical pesticides used to control the diseases and pests?

12. Have you ever tried natural biological control methods like Trichoderma?

13. How much money do you spend for Pest control per acre?

14. Have you identified any Mineral deficiency diseases in the crops grown by you?

15. What are the major fertilizers you use in your fields? (name the chemicals and quantity)

16. How much money do you spend on chemical fertilizers per acre?

17. The amount of organic fertilizers used by you for each crop/season and the amount spent on
it?

18. Have you ever used Bio-fertilizers? If used, Name the Bio-fertilizer that you have used in
your crop?
19. Do you know about organic farming? Have you ever tried it?
20. What are the common weeds that you have observed in your field?

21. What are the weed control methods you generally use and how much money do you spend on
it?

Siganture of the Farmer Signature of the Student

Counter signature of the Mentor

 డి.ఎస్.ప్రభుత్వ డిప్ీ కళాశాల, ఒంగోలు
కమ్యూ నిటీ సర్వవ సు ప్ాజెక్టు - ప్రశాా రప్ావలి
వృక్ష శాస్తసర విభాగము
విద్యూ ర్థ ి పేరు: తేది:
ప్ాదమిక వివరాలు::
రైతు పేరు:

ఇంటి సంఖ్య : వీధి/ లైను: గ్రామం/ పట్ణ

ట ం పేరు:

పంచాయితీ/ మండలం పేరు: జిల్లా:

మీరు కౌలుదారు రైతుల్ల లేదా సంతదారుల్ల?
మీరు రైతు భరోసా పథకానికి అరుుల్ల: మీకు రేషన్ కారుు
ఉందా?
మీకు దగ్ గరలో ఉన్న రైతు భరోసా కంగ్రదము వివరాలు:
Questionnaire For Project:
ప్రశాా వళి :

1. మీరు మరియు మీ కుటంబ సభ్యయ లు కలిపి ఎనిన ఎకరాల భూమిని సాగు

చేస్తున్నన రు?
2. మీ పొలంన్కు సాగునీరు ఎల్ల లభిస్తుంది?
3. మీ పొలం లోని మటిట ఏ రకం?
4. మీ పొలంలో ఎప్పు డైన్న మటిట న్మూన్న పరీక్షలు చేయించారా? వాటి
ఫలితం ఏవిధంా వచ్చ ంది?

5. మీరు మీ పొలంలో పండంచే పంట్లు ఏవి?

6. పంట్ మారిు డ విధాన్ననిన మీరు అనుసరిస్తున్నన రా?
7. మీరు మీ పొలంలో ఏ ఏ పచ్చ రొట్ట ఎరువులు వాడుతున్నన రు?
8. మీ పొలంలో పండంచే పంట్లకు ముఖ్య ంా ఏ ఏ వాయ ధులు కలుగుతాయి?
( గ్రపతి పంట్ కి వివరంా రాయండ)
9. ఏ చీడప్పరుగుల వలన్ మీ పంట్లకు న్షం ట కలుగుతుంది?
10.సాంగ్రపదాయ తెగులు నివారణ పదతు ధ లు మీరు అవలంబిస్తున్నన రా? అవి
ఏమిటి?
11.తెగుళ్ ా నివారణ కొరకు ఏ ఏ రసాయన్ ప్పరుగు మందులను
వాడుతున్నన రు?
12.ట్రైకోడెరాా ల్లంటి సహజ నివారణ పదతు ధ లు మీరు ఎప్పు డైన్న
అవలంబించారా?
13.ఒక ఎకరానికి తెగుళ్లా నివారణ పదతు
ధ లు నిమితుం మీరు ఎంత ఖ్రుచ
చేసాురు?
14.మీ పొలం లో వేసే పంట్లకు ఖ్నిజ లోప వాయ ధులు రావట్ం
గ్మనించారా? వాటి వివరాలు తెలపండ.
15.మీ పొలం లో వాడే రసాయన్ ఎరువులు మరియు వాటి మోతాదు
తెలపండ?
16.ఎరువుల నిమితుము ఒక ఎకరానికి మీరు ఎంత ఖ్రుచ చేసాురు?
17.ఒక ఎకరానికి ఒక పంట్కు ఎంత సేంగ్రదియ ఎరువును వాడతారు? దాని
నిమితుం ఎంత ఖ్రుచ చేసాురు?
18.జీవ ఎరువులు ఎప్పు డైన్న వాడారా? వాటి వివరాలు తెలపండ.
19.సేంగ్రీయ వయ వసాయం గురించ్ మీరు ఎప్పు డైన్న విన్నన రా?
గ్రపయతిన ంచారా?
20.మీ పొలంలో ఏ కలుప్ప మొకక లను మీరు గ్మనించారు?
21.కలుప్ప మొకక ల నివారణ కు మీరు ఉపయోగంచే పదతు ధ లు ఏంటి? దాని
నిమితుం మీరు ఎంత ఖ్రుచ చేసాురు?

రైతు సంతకం విదాయ రి ధ సంతకం

అధాయ పకుని సంతకం
LOG BOOK
 ANALYSIS

1) Which crops are grown in OOLLA PALEM village?

Rice – 80%

Pulses – 20%

90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Rice Pulses

2) Do you follow crop rotation?

Yes

3) Name the diseases with which the crops are affected generally ?

Blight disease of rice

Momu disease
White rust disease
Brown spot
Wilt disease.

4) What are the pests that pose a serious threat to your crop?

Grass hoppers
Rats
Stem borer
Rice hespa
 Sucking insects
Aphids
Black bug.

5) What are the traditional pest control measures taken by you?

Tegetus plantation, Sticky pads for insects etc.

6) Which type of pesticides you use most? Chemical or Organic?

Chemical fertilisers are used mostly and less amounts of Organic fertilisers also. Bio
fertilisers like Trichoderma is also used.
Chemical Feretilisers – 75%
Organic fertilisers – 15%
Bio fertilisers – 10%

Pesticide usage

15%

10% Chemical pesticides

bio pesticides
Organic fertilisers

75%

7) What are the major chemical pesticides you use in the fields?

• Monocrotophos,
• Captan 70%
• Acetamiprid 20%
• Mancozeb 75%
• Acephate75%etc.
8) What are the major organic pesticides you use in the fields?

• Azadirachtin 1%
• Neem oil
• Neem cake etc.
• Tagetus oil

9) What are the biological controlling agents used in the fields of this village?

• Trichoderma

10) How much money do you spend for pest control per acre?

About 2500 rupeees per acre for chemical pesticides. 200 to 300 rupees for organic and
biological controlling methods like Neem oil, Trichoderma etc.

11) Do you have the knowledge about Biological control methods?

Yes
 COMMUNITY AWARENSS

I gave the awareness to the farmers about the PEST-CONTROLLING in Agriculture and the
cost difference the chemical fertilizers and Bio-fertilizers. Further I gave awareness about Bio
fertlisers also. Then after giving instructions, most of the farmers have tend to use Bio-fertilizers
in their agricultural land. Because the chemical fertilizers were harmful to agricultural land,
environment.
 Conclusion

By the end of the project I came to know that most of the farmers are using chemical pesticides
and knowledge about the importance of organic and bio fertilizers is less. Awareness is required
among the farmers regarding the cost effective biological methods.

References:

1. Plant pathology by saras publications.

2. Botany textbook – vivek publications
3. Plant pathology – academy
4. Paper I – Telugu academy