Experiments with spiders, ants and other indigenous practices

IDEA is working with tribal people in the northern Ghats in India. During documentation of tribal indigenous knowledge they found that social spiders were used to control stem borers in paddy. This practice, which was still known only to a few families, has now been disseminated to many farmers in the region who are now using Bulu also for pest control in other crops. This is just one of the many indigenous pest management practices documented and shared by IDEA. The tribal farmers in the region invite the readers of LEISA Magazine to exchange experiences with them.