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Advisory Date	Crop Name	District	Taluka	Village	Brief Advisory	Detail Advisory
25/08/2026	Cotton	Jalgaon	Jamner	Rotwad	If there is infestation, for management, spray 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml or Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.	If natural enemies that feed on sap-sucking insects such as syrphid flies,lady bird beetle , chrysopa, etc. are found in abundance in the cotton crop area, the use of chemical pesticides should be avoided. If there is infestation for management, spray 5% Neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.
25/08/2026	Soybean	Nashik	Niphad	Khedale Zunge	• In the evening or before sunrise, collect snails from the field and immerse them in soapy or salty water to kill them. Alternatively, gather large snails from the field, place them in a bag, add dry salt or lime, and tightly seal the bag without leaving the opening open. This will ensure that the snails remain inside the bag and die from contact with the salt or lime. • While collecting or handling snails, it is important to wear gloves and a mask instead of using bare hands.	• In the evening or before sunrise, collect the snails from the field and dip them in soapy or salty water to kill them, or gather large shell snails from the field and place them in a bag. Add dry salt or lime inside and tightly seal the bag without leaving the opening, so that the snails inside cannot escape and come in contact with the salt or lime, eventually dying inside. • While collecting or handling the snails, it is essential to wear gloves and a mask instead of using hand gloves. • In the field, place heap of dried grass or vegetable crop residues in different locations, around 7 to 8 meters apart. Wet gunny bags with jaggary water and place them in various spots in the field. The snails are attracted to these areas. After sunrise, collect the snails and their eggs from these areas and dispose of them by putting them in salty water.
25/08/2026	Cotton	Dhule	Shindkheda	Kalmadi	If there is infestation, for management, spray 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.	If natural enemies that feed on sap-sucking insects such as syrphid flies,lady bird beetle , chrysopa, etc. are found in abundance in the cotton crop area, the use of chemical pesticides should be avoided. If there is infestation for management, spray 5% Neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.
25/08/2026	Sugarcane	Kolhapur	Kagal	Tamanakwada	During weeding and hoeing, grubs in the field should be collected and destroyed. Give running water to the field so that the grub in the soil will die. Soil application of Metarhizium anisoplea mixed with dung manure or other organic fertilizers at the rate of 2 kg per acre. Install one light trap/ha for the collection of adult of white grub. Destroy all the collected white grub adults.	If the incidence of white grub is near ETL then during weeding and hoeing, grubs in the field should be collected and destroyed. Give running water to the field so that the grub in the soil will die. Soil application of Metarhizium anisoplea mixed with dung manure or other organic fertilizers at the rate of 2 kg per acre. Install one light trap/ha for the collection of adult of white grub. Destroy all the collected white grub adults.
25/08/2026	Cotton	Dhule	Sakri	Ubharandi	If there is infestation, for management, spray 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.	If natural enemies that feed on sap-sucking insects such as syrphid flies,lady bird beetle , chrysopa, etc. are found in abundance in the cotton crop area, the use of chemical pesticides should be avoided. If there is infestation for management, spray 5% Neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.
25/08/2026	Cotton	Dhule	Sakri	Dusane	If 5% infestation is observed in flower and boll, adopt spraying with Quinolphos 25% AS 25 ml OR Chlorpyrifos 20% EC 25 ml OR Profenophos 50% EC 30 ml. If 10% infestation Chlorantraniliprole 9.3% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.6% 5 ml OR Chlorpyrifos 50% + Cypermethrin 5% 20 ml per 10 / liters of water.	If 5% infestation is observed in flower and boll, adopt spraying with Quinolphos 25% AS 25 ml OR Chlorpyrifos 20% EC 25 ml OR Profenophos 50% EC 30 ml OR Indoxacarb 15.8% EC 10 ml OR Deltamethrin 2.8% EC 10 ml .If 10% infestation . Chlorantraniliprole 9.3% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.6% 5 ml OR Chlorpyrifos 50% + Cypermethrin 5% 20 ml OR Indoxacarb 14.5% + Acetamiprid 7.7% 10 ml per 10 liters of water.
25/08/2026	Soybean	Nashik	Niphad	Kalgaon	• In the evening or before sunrise, collect snails from the field and immerse them in soapy or salty water to kill them. Alternatively, gather large snails from the field, place them in a bag, add dry salt or lime, and tightly seal the bag without leaving the opening open. This will ensure that the snails remain inside the bag and die from contact with the salt or lime. • While collecting or handling snails, it is important to wear gloves and a mask instead of using bare hands.	• In the evening or before sunrise, collect the snails from the field and dip them in soapy or salty water to kill them, or gather large shell snails from the field and place them in a bag. Add dry salt or lime inside and tightly seal the bag without leaving the opening, so that the snails inside cannot escape and come in contact with the salt or lime, eventually dying inside. • While collecting or handling the snails, it is essential to wear gloves and a mask instead of using hand gloves. • In the field, place heap of dried grass or vegetable crop residues in different locations, around 7 to 8 meters apart. Wet gunny bags with jaggary water and place them in various spots in the field. The snails are attracted to these areas. After sunrise, collect the snails and their eggs from these areas and dispose of them by putting them in salty water.
25/08/2026	Cotton	Dhule	Sakri	Chhavadi	If there is infestation, for management, spray 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.	If natural enemies that feed on sap-sucking insects such as syrphid flies,lady bird beetle , chrysopa, etc. are found in abundance in the cotton crop area, the use of chemical pesticides should be avoided. If there is infestation for management, spray 5% Neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 0.03% (300 ppm) 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.
25/08/2026	Rice/ Paddy	Ahilyanagar	Akole	Ghoti	Use Difenokonazole 25 % EC 5ml or Hexaconazole 5% EC 20 ml or Propiconazole 25 % EC 10 ml per 10 lit of water	Use Difenokonazole 25 % EC 5ml or Hexaconazole 5% EC 20 ml or Propiconazole 25 % EC 10 ml per 10 lit of water
25/08/2026	Cotton	Nanded	mukhed	Kharab Khandgaon	Install bird perches @ 15 to 20 per ha.Spray 5% neem extract OR Azadirachtin 300 ppm 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water. every 15 days. Use pheromone traps 5/ha. for monitoring. Release 1.5 lakh eggs (7 to 8 cards/ha) of the parasitic friendly insect Trichogrammatoidea bactrae 4 to 5 times at an interval of 12 to 15 days.	Install bird perches @ 15 to 20 per ha.Spray 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 300 ppm 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water. Release 1.5 lakh eggs (7 to 8 cards/ha) of the parasitic friendly insect Trichogrammatoidia bactrae 4 to 5 times at an interval of 12 to 15 days. Use pheromone traps 5/ha. for monitoring purpose. Pheromone trap should be kept at least one foot above the ground, so that the effect of the can spread to the environment. For mass trapping, install 15 to 20 Pheromone traps per hectare. After every 21 days change pheromone spodolure.