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<br>[Jatropha Curcas](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) is getting value commercially as the demand of fossil fuels increases greatly and also [Jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) is an environmentally friendly energy plantation. Plantation of this plant is thought about to be an [exceptional fuel](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) replacement and it is also extremely cost-effective compared to other fuels. Recently, [jatropha curcas](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) is dealing with some problem with insects and [illness](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053). The pests are classified into two varieties: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that affect developed plants.<br>
<br>Young plant insects: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.<br>
<br>Agrotis ipsilon: It is commonly called Cut worm. This bug impacts the [seedlings](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) and young [jatropha curcas](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) plants. If the plant is affected by the cutworm, the stem gets cut nearer to the soil surface and this will shrunk the plant completely.<br>
<br>Control: This insect can be controlled by choosing the larva found around the plants or by [blending](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) the bran, sawdust with insecticides.<br>
<br>Scarabaeid Beetle: This bug destroys the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the raw materials present in the soil and after that pertains to the root. The larva attack may eliminate the whole plant.<br>
<br>Control: The plant with great resistance power can overcome the bug. For heavy attack, insecticides with components carbosulfan and carbofuran can be used to kill the pest.<br>
<br>Army worm: presence can be [identified](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) by biting in the leaves. The extreme infection could completely kill the plants.<br>
<br>Control: Insecticides are utilized to manage the bugs.<br>
<br>Grasshopper: This prevails insect discovered in several plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely [assaults](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) the plant. The bug often 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 furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.<br>
<br>Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This bug harms the [Jatropha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) stem and it is extensively seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this insect generally fall down. The [existence](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) can be identified by the larva penetration hole at the stem.<br>
<br>Control: The Insecticide typically utilized to manage this pest is carbofuran.<br>
<br>Pest of leaf: The typical insects observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn [caterpillar](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).<br>
<br>Leaf Caterpillar: This bug can consume all the leaves of the plant in brief duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get minimized due to the [heavy attack](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm).<br>
<br>Control: This can be controlled by picking the old larvae around the surface and discarding the attacked leaves.<br>
<br>Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is [covered](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) with spines and produces a burning feeling when permitted to exposure to skin as it produces particular chemical substance. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and then spread out all over the plant when it grows older.<br>
<br>Control: Manually, the insect can be killed only by soaking it in water or [kerosene](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86). The [heavy attack](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) can be controlled by spraying organophosphate [insecticides](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm).<br>
<br>Leaf Hopper: This insect is found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The [bug targets](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) the leaf and sucks all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the idea. Later, the entire leaf dry and pass away.<br>
<br>Control: The heavy attack can be controlled by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.<br>
<br>Mite: Mite likewise attacks the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The insect existence can be identified when the leaf ended up being yellow-colored, diminishes, reddens and drop. The bug can also be spread through fallen leaves.<br>
<br>Control: Some preventive steps can be simulated proper sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.<br>
<br>Some awful insect which attacks flower and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)<br>
<br>Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.<br>
<br>Stink Bug: Sting bug is a major pest which attacks the plant during blossom period so the crop yield completely falls down. This pest is seen around the tropical area.<br>
<br>The harmful enzyme in the plant shrinks the whole plant.<br>
<br>Control: [Insecticides advised](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) for this insect is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.<br>
<br>Tip borer caterpillar: The pests frequently takes place attacks the plant in [blooming season](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) and this bug is seen commonly in tropical regions. The female pest laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant tips.<br>
<br>Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are suggested to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.<br>

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