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The dead grub.This grub was put in a plastic bhasket with soil  along with another fifteen grubs and later nematodes was applied on that

Dr.Nagesh and Dr.Shailesh applying nematodes

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What is this?

Breking a mith.It is said that earth worms wont survive in a plot where chemical fertilizers and pestisides are used.This earth worm was collected from my root grub affected plot.I had not applied any organic matter to this plot for atleast three years.Only chemical manures and plenty of chemical pestisides was used in these periods.Infact we got an earth worm measuring one feet in leanth in this plot.

Root grubs in the basin

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The root grub

Searching for the root grub

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Preaparing the chemicals under the supervision of Papanna

Radhakrishna angadimajalu ready to work with gloves in hand .Usually in these parts workers wont use any protection while applying poison.Hense they find it funny

Removing organic matter from the plot using three fingers prior to chemical application

Pupa of the root grub

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These dead insects is packed with another nematodes

Dr.Nagesh of P.D.B.C.Bangalore who brought nematodes to my plot

Applying chemicals uniformly throughout the plot using rose can under the guidense and supervision of Dr..Kumar and his team

Applying chemicals to the basin of the plant using small cup of half litre.Papanna is the superviser

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This insect is said to lay its eggs inside the body of root grub.Thus this is farmers friend

Dr.Ravi kumar an associate of Dr.Kumar doing some work

Dr.Shailesh of P.D.B.C.Bangalore appliying nematodes to control root grub

These dead insects is packed with nematodes

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B.G.Shreedhar's collection .He collected these grubs from inside the roots of arecanut trees.However Dr.Kumar says that this has nothing to do with root grubs.

The then president of Sullia Taluk Panchayat Shankar Peraje along with the director of Sullia Horticultural department A.V.Shreenivasayya inspecting the plot

Dr.Ghosh of P.C.I along with Dr.Kumar discussing with farmers present

Really  Working scientist

Dr.V.V.Belavadi,Entomologist,G.K.V.K.Banglore