Programme on Biological control of house fly and mosquito: A novel eco-friendly effort with the aid of NABARD

ICAR-CIARI started its campaign on biological control of house fly and mosquito at New Bimblitan, South Andaman. To initiate the campaign a training programme was conducted from 28th February to 2nd March, 2023 under a NABARD funded project on “Control of in refugia and in-house invasive flies of livestock in organized and unorganized herds of South Andaman District”. The training was a joint venture of ICAR-CIARI and Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, A&N Administration. The training initiated with a brief note on importance of fly and mosquitoes which was narrated by Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya, Principal Investigator of the project. Dr. Jai Sunder, Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Animal Science, ICAR-CIARI explained the role of fly for transmission of zoonotic diseases and also explained in brief about the amenities available with the Division of Animal Science. Further, Dr. Perumal Ponraj, Senior Scientist, elaborately imparted training on probable causes of infertility in cattle and goat. Dr. P.A. Bala, Senior Scientist briefed about effect of plane of nutrition to avoid parasitic infestation. Dr Arun Kumar De, Senior Scientist briefed about the management of livestock for improving productivity. The training programme was very coordinated by Dr. Baljit Kaur, Senior Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Hospital, Garacharma for conducting lecture and live practical demonstration. The training was attended by 28 local farmers and they were provided with commercial preparation of Bacillus thrugiensis isrealensis, the biological weapon to control mosquitoes and flies.