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Young plant insects: Cutworm, [Scarabeid](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.
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Agrotis ipsilon: It is [typically referred](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) to as Cut worm. This insect impacts the seedlings and young [jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil [surface](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) area and this will shrunk the plant totally.
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Control: This bug can be controlled by selecting the larva found around the plants or by mixing the bran, sawdust with insecticides.
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Scarabaeid Beetle: This bug destroys the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the organic matters present in the soil and after that comes to the root. The larva attack might eliminate the entire plant.
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Control: The plant with great resistance power can [overcome](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) the bug. For heavy attack, insecticides with parts carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the insect.
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Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be [identified](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) by biting in the leaves. The serious infection could totally kill the plants.
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Control: Insecticides are utilized to manage the pests.
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Grasshopper: This prevails insect discovered in numerous plants. [Valanga nigricornis](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) and Locusta migratoria extensively attacks the plant. The bug often attacks the young plant.
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Control: The insecticides utilized betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.
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Pest observed in fully grown plants:
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Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.
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Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This [insect damages](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) the [Jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this pest typically fall down. The presence can be identified by the larva penetration hole at the stem.
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Control: The Insecticide generally [utilized](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) to control this insect is carbofuran.
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Pest of leaf: The common pests [observed](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.
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Leaf Caterpillar: This insect can [consume](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) all the leaves of the plant in other words duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get lowered due to the heavy attack.
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Control: This can be [controlled](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) by [selecting](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) the old larvae around the surface area and discarding the attacked leaves.
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Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning experience when allowed to exposure to skin as it produces particular [chemical compound](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86). Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and after that spread all over the plant when it ages.
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Control: Manually, the pest can be eliminated just by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate insecticides.
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Leaf Hopper: This insect is discovered primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. The insect targets the leaf and draws all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the pointer. Later, the entire and die.
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Control: The heavy attack can be managed by using insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.
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Mite: Mite also attacks the leaf and makes the whole plant weak. The pest existence can be recognized when the leaf become yellowish, diminishes, turns red and drop. The insect can also be spread through fallen leaves.
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Control: Some preventive measures can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be treated by spraying insecticides.
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Some dreadful pest which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)
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Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.
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Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major insect which assaults the plant throughout bloom period so the crop yield entirely drops. This insect is seen around the tropical area.
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The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the entire plant.
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Control: Insecticides advised for this pest is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.
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Tip borer caterpillar: The pests typically occurs attacks the plant in flowering season and this pest is seen widely in tropical areas. The female bug laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant ideas.
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Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are [advised](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.
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