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<br>[Jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) [jatropha curcas](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) is getting value commercially as the need of [fossil fuels](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) [increases tremendously](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and also [Jatropha](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) is an environment-friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an excellent fuel alternative and it is likewise really economical compared to other fuels. Recently, [Jatropha](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) is facing some problem with pests and diseases. The insects are categorized into 2 ranges: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that [impact grown](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) plants.<br>
<br>Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.<br>
<br>Agrotis ipsilon: It is commonly called Cut worm. This insect affects the seedlings and young [Jatropha](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface and this will shrunk the plant completely.<br>
<br>Control: This bug can be [controlled](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) by [choosing](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) the larva found around the plants or by mixing the bran, sawdust with insecticides.<br>
<br>Scarabaeid Beetle: This bug ruins the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the organic matters present in the soil and then [pertains](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) to the root. The larva attack might kill the entire plant.<br>
<br>Control: The plant with good resistance power can get rid of the pest. For heavy attack, insecticides with elements carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the bug.<br>
<br>Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be [identified](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) by biting in the leaves. The extreme infection could entirely eliminate the plants.<br>
<br>Control: [Insecticides](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) are used to manage the insects.<br>
<br>Grasshopper: This prevails bug found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely attacks the plant. The pest frequently attacks the young plant.<br>
<br>Control: The insecticides used betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.<br>
<br>Pest observed in mature plants:<br>
<br>Pest of Stem: [Ostrinia](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.<br>
<br>Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect harms the [jatropha curcas](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The [stem assaulted](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) by this bug normally fall down. The existence can be [recognized](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) by the [larva penetration](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) hole at the stem.<br>
<br>Control: The Insecticide typically utilized to control this pest is carbofuran.<br>
<br>Pest of leaf: The common pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.<br>
<br>Leaf Caterpillar: This insect can eat all the leaves of the plant in brief duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get minimized due to the heavy attack.<br>
<br>Control: This can be controlled by selecting the old larvae around the surface and discarding the assaulted leaves.<br>
<br>Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning experience when enabled to call with skin as it produces certain chemical compound. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and then spread all over the plant when it gets older.<br>
<br>Control: Manually, the bug can be killed only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate [insecticides](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy).<br>
<br>Leaf Hopper: This bug is found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The bug targets the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the suggestion. Later, the entire [leaf dry](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and die.<br>
<br>Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.<br>
<br>Mite: Mite also assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The insect existence can be determined when the leaf become yellowish, shrinks, turns red and fall down. The insect can likewise be spread through fallen leaves.<br>
<br>Control: Some preventive measures can be done like appropriate sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be treated by spraying insecticides.<br>
<br>Some awful bug which assaults flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)<br>
<br>Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.<br>
<br>Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major insect which attacks the plant during bloom period so the crop yield entirely falls down. This insect is seen around the tropical region.<br>
<br>The toxic enzyme in the plant diminishes the whole plant.<br>
<br>Control: Insecticides suggested for this insect is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.<br>
<br>Tip borer caterpillar: The pests typically happens attacks the plant in [blooming season](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and this insect is seen extensively in tropical regions. The female bug laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant pointers.<br>
<br>Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the blooming season.<br>