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Advisory Date	Crop Name	District	Taluka	Village	Brief Advisory	Detail Advisory
04/08/2026	Cotton	Parbhani	Gangakhed	Mardasgaon	• 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.
04/08/2026	Soybean	Ahilyanagar	Jamkhed	Wagha	For management of Semilooper Spray Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 3.0 ml mixed per 10 liters of water.	For management of Semilooper Spray Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 3.0 ml OR Thiamethoxam 12.6 % + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5 % ZC 2.50 ml mixed per 10 liters of water.
04/08/2026	Cotton	Amravati	Achalpur	Raipura	for Management adopt spraying with Acetamiprid (20 % SP) 3 ml. OR Imidacloprid 17.8 % (SL) 2.5 ml. OR Buprofezin (25 % SC) 20 ml. OR Difenthuron (50 %WP) 12 gm. OR Cytraniliprole (10.26 % OD) 18 ml. OR Dinotefuron (20 % SG) 3.5 gm OR Flonicamid (50 % WG) 3.5 gm OR Difenthiuron 47 %+ Bifenthrin 9.4 %SC. 12.5 ml OR Acetamiprid 25% + Bifenthrin 25% WG 3 ml OR Difenthiuron 48% + Flonicamid 8% WG 12.5 gm OR Emamectin benzoate 1.1% + Difenthiuron 30% SC 20 ml per 10 liters of water.	for Management adopt spraying with Acetamiprid (20 % SP) 3 ml. OR Fipronil (5 %SC) 30 ml. OR Imidacloprid 17.8 % (SL) 2.5 ml. OR Buprofezin (25 % SC) 20 ml. OR Difenthuron (50 %WP) 12 gm. OR Difenthuron (47.80 % SC) 10 ml OR Cytraniliprole (10.26 % OD) 18 ml. OR Dimethoate (30 % EC) 20 ml OR Dinotefuron (20 % SG) 3.5 gm OR Flonicamid (50 % WG) 3.5 gm OR Difenthiuron 47 %+ Bifenthrin 9.4 %SC. 12.5 ml OR Acetamiprid 25% + Bifenthrin 25% WG 3 ml OR Bifenthrin 8% + Clothiadin 10% SC 10 ml OR Buprofezin 20% + Acephate 50% WP 25 gm OR Difenthiuron 48% + Flonicamid 8% WG 12.5 gm OR Emamectin benzoate 1.1% + Difenthiuron 30% SC 20 ml per 10 liters of water.
04/08/2026	Sugarcane	Ahilyanagar	SHRIGONDA	Dhawalgaon	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.
04/08/2026	Soybean	Parbhani	Purna	Ajdapur	• 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.
04/08/2026	Cotton	Yavatmal	Mahagaon	Nehrunagar	• 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.
04/08/2026	Rice/ Paddy	Gadchiroli	Wadsa	Potgaon	Release Trichogramma japonicum @ 1,00,000 adults per ha	Inundative release of egg parasitoid, Trichogramma japonicum two times @ 1,00,000 adults per ha one 50,000 at three days after brood emergence and second 50,000 after 15 days of 1st application.
04/08/2026	Cotton	Dhule	Shindkheda	Varul	Install bird perches @ 15 to 20 per ha.Spray every 15 days from 35 to 40 days after crop emergence with 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 300 ppm 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.Use pheromone traps after 40 to 45 days after crop emergence. After 55 to 60 days of crop emergence (in leaf/flower stage), release 1.5 lakh eggs (7 to 8 cards/ha) of the parasitic friendly insect Trichogrammatiodia bactrae 4 to 5 times at an interval of 12 to 15 days. Install Pheromome traps 2/ acre or 5/ha.	Install bird perches @ 15 to 20 per ha.Spray every 15 days from 35 to 40 days after crop emergence with 5% neem seed extract OR Azadirachtin 300 ppm 50 ml OR Azadirachtin 1500 ppm 25 ml per 10 liters of water.Use pheromone traps after 40 to 45 days after crop emergence. After 55 to 60 days of crop emergence (in leaf/flower stage), 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.During the growing stage of the crop, pheromone trap should be kept at least one foot above the ground, so that the effect of the can spread to the environment.Install Pheromome traps 2/ acre or 5/ha.For mass trapping, install 15 to 20 Pheromone traps per hectare.
04/08/2026	Rice/ Paddy	Sindhudurg	Devgad	Bagamala	Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC @ 25 ml/10 lit of water	Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC @ 25 ml/10 lit of water
04/08/2026	Cotton	Hingoli	Basmat	Amba	• 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.