In Punjab, cotton farmers have been very upset by the attack of the pink Sundi, that is, the crop pink bolvarm (BPW). But last season, he got some relief from this. In fact, a pilot project was launched to monitor and control the Pink infection. Since then, there has been a decline in cases of these insect attacks. Nevertheless, farmers are no longer interested in its cultivation. Farmers have also provided mixed reactions to the project. Farmers say that the project has no special aid to control Pink Chundi.
Agreed to reduce the crop area
According to the newspaper The Hindu merchant, some farmers of Punjab complain that the project did not help control the PBW and that they were suffering from losses. At the same time, farmers are ready to cut the area under the cotton. Apart from the pink Sunday in the crop, farmers are reluctant to cultivate the main lack of water. “The engine helped us to get caution at the right time, but it is difficult to control the mushroom after spraying.” He said this year’s cotton would be reduced from 1516 acres to 56 acres. The main reason for this is the problem of pink and water. He said the yield was significantly reduced. This has reduced their benefits because they are doing farming by taking land for leasing.
Except for Sunday, even the water crisis
On the other hand, Rup Singh, the Faritkot district, plans to reduce the cotton area to 15 acres to 67 acres last year due to lack of water. However, he praised the government’s pilot scheme that helped to manage the BPW and reduced the costs of pesticides. Over the past few years, a certain decline in the cotton area in Punjab has occurred. In 2018-19, in 2024-25, from 2.68 lakh hectares (LH) to 0.97 LH, production declined from 12.22 lakhs (170 kg) to 2.72 lakh knots.
The most destructive insect
Pink is considered to be the most desperate insect of cotton, which is why the crop is spoiled. At the same time, the main reason for the increase in pink Sundi is the pile of cotton crops near the fields. It increases the amount of infection, especially when cotton stems, closed seedlings and cotton remnants accumulate near the fields. Because of this, the larvae can survive with diaphos and release a large number of the next crop season.
When evaluating the results of the project, it was found that insect identity, management performance and cost performance have been assisted to improve compared to traditional methods. The use of pesticides declined by 38.6 percent and the loss of PPW was controlled. At the same time, the yield has increased by 18.54 percent compared to traditional methods. It also noted the ability of the AI trap to increase the productivity of cotton and reduce chemistry.
The project was implemented in 18 districts
The project was implemented in 18 villages in three major cotton production districts of Punjab last year. The Union Ministry of Agriculture has funded the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and the State Government. CICR used its own Ai-Found smart pheromone engine technology to eliminate the boundaries of traditional nets.
The smart trap system consists of a Singapboard computer, camera block, weather sensor and GSM transmitter that all works with the help of a solar panel with a recharged battery. ICA
Alarm
The system is customized and sent to the remote server to the 4G GSM/WiFi module for integrated data (images of pests with mesh). After this, an allergic machine processes images (Yolo), calculating trapped pests and providing data analyzed with the right weather source for the end users with mobile or PC applications.
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