Abstract:

The survey-based study was conducted to record the indigenous pest management practices which were based on the use of various ethnobotanical plant parts, animal bi-products etc., for vegetable pest control by the farmers of tribal communities in four tribal districts of Southern Rajasthan. Data revealed that nowadays, indigenous knowledge of insect pest management is being kept alive in age-old people of few communities and tribes of Southern Rajasthan are amongst the communities in which some farmers are still practicing indigenous methods for controlling pests on vegetables. 28 indigenous practices constituted by locally available wild plants constituents, animal by products, natural resource and few spiritual means were applied with age-old knowledge of farmers recorded effective management of various insect-pests infesting vegetables including coriander.