QUESTIONNAIRE

Topic: Study of the awareness of locust pest problem and adoption of its control measures
by farmers in taluka Nasirabad district Qambar Shahdadkot

A. Socio-economic characteristics of farmer respondent

1. Serial No.___________

2. Name of UC

3. Name of village

4. Age of respondent (in years)

a. Up to 20 years
b. 21 to 30 years
c. 31 to 40 years
d. 41 to above years

5. Education Level

a. No formal education d. Metric

b. Primary e. Intermediate
c. Middle f. Graduate
6. Faring Experiences (in years)

a. Up to 10 c. 21 to 30
b. 11 to 20 d. 31 to above
7. Type of Tenure

a. Landlord c. Owner-cum-cultivated
b. Tenant d. Lease holder
8. Size of land holding (in acres)

a. Up to 20 c. 41 to 60
b. 21 to 40 d. 61 to above

9. Crops grown in the area 10. No. of trainings on locust control

a. ……………… a. ………………
b. ……………… b. ………………
c. …………….... c. ……………....
d. ………………. d. ……………….

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. B. What is level of knowledge of control Strategies of locust?

Likert scale
1= Not at all 2= To some level 3= Moderate 4=High level 5= Extremely
level High level

S# Level of knowledge Description

Preventive and control
measures
1 Traditional methods Killing or trampling 1 2 3 4 5
the bands, Ploughing or
burning the egg
infested field, Trapping
the hoppers in pits
Loud sounds, Acoustic 1 2 3 4 5
and electronic devices
Using nets sprayed 1 2 3 4 5
with garlic or neem oil
2 Biological methods Neem –Consists 1 2 3 4 5
tetranortriterpenoid
compounds which are
known for repellency,
antifeedant,
metamorphosis
disturbances, hormonal
regulation & fertility
inhibitor property.
Linseed Oil – Helps in 1 2 3 4 5
disrupting the swarm
formation of locusts.
Garlic extracts/oil 1 2 3 4 5
Allium sativum
(Linnaeus), cumin
Cuminum cyminum
(Linnaeus), jatropha oil
Jatropha curcas
(Linnaeus) as essential
plant oils against the
locusts
Green muscle: 1 2 3 4 5
Metarhizium anisopliae
(Metchnikoff) var.
acridium
(Diptera: Asilidae), 1 2 3 4 5
Ommatius spp,

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 Promachus spp and
Bombyliid flies
(Anastoechus chinensis
Paramonov).
Locust’s natural 1 2 3 4 5
enemies like generalist
robber flies (Diptera:
Asilidae), Ommatius
spp, Promachus spp
and Bombyliid flies
(Anastoechus chinensis
Paramonov).
Green Guard (in 1 2 3 4 5
Australia) and Green
Muscle (in Africa)
ULV (Ultra Low 1 2 3 4 5
Volume) sprays with
oil-based formulations
of the conidia
3 Chemical control chemical insecticides 1 2 3 4 5
of classes
organophosphates,
carbamates,
pyrethroids, phenyl
pyrazole and
benzoylurea
PAN – 1 2 3 4 5
suppresses cellular
immune response in S.
gregaria leading to
high mortality rate.
4 Cultural control 1 2 3 4 5
5 Mechanical control 1 2 3 4 5

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 Q. What is the level of adoption of farmers regarding control measures

Likert scale
1= Not at all 2= To some 3= Moderate 4=Partially 5= fully adopted
adopted level adopted level adopted adopted

S# Level of adoption Description

Preventive and control
measures
1 Traditional methods Killing or trampling the 1 2 3 4 5
bands, Ploughing or
burning the egg infested
field, Trapping the
hoppers in pits
Loud sounds, Acoustic 1 2 3 4 5
and electronic devices
Using nets sprayed with 1 2 3 4 5
garlic or neem oil
2 Biological methods Neem –Consists 1 2 3 4 5
tetranortriterpenoid
compounds which are
known for repellency,
antifeedant,
metamorphosis
disturbances, hormonal
regulation & fertility
inhibitor property.
Linseed Oil – Helps in 1 2 3 4 5
disrupting the swarm
formation of locusts.
Garlic extracts/oil 1 2 3 4 5
Allium sativum
(Linnaeus), cumin
Cuminum cyminum
(Linnaeus), jatropha oil
Jatropha curcas
(Linnaeus) as essential
plant oils against the
locusts
Green muscle: 1 2 3 4 5
Metarhizium anisopliae
(Metchnikoff) var.
acridium
(Diptera: Asilidae), 1 2 3 4 5
Ommatius spp,

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 Promachus spp and
Bombyliid flies
(Anastoechus chinensis
Paramonov).
Locust’s natural 1 2 3 4 5
enemies like generalist
robber flies (Diptera:
Asilidae), Ommatius
spp, Promachus spp and
Bombyliid flies
(Anastoechus chinensis
Paramonov).
Green Guard (in 1 2 3 4 5
Australia) and Green
Muscle (in Africa)
ULV (Ultra Low 1 2 3 4 5
Volume) sprays with
oil-based formulations
of the conidia
3 Chemical control chemical insecticides of 1 2 3 4 5
classes
organophosphates,
carbamates,
pyrethroids, phenyl
pyrazole and
benzoylurea
PAN – 1 2 3 4 5
suppresses cellular
immune response in S.
gregaria leading to high
mortality rate.
4 Cultural control 1 2 3 4 5
5 Mechanical control 1 2 3 4 5

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To determine the level of adoption of farmers regarding different control measures of
locust pest

Note: Please tick marks the appropriate answer.

Likert scale
1= Not at all 2= To some 3= Moderate 4=Partially 5= Extremely
adopted level adopted level adopted adopted fully adopted

S# Level of adoption of farmers regarding different control agents

of locust pest Likert scale
Control Agent Mode of Action
1 Arthropods 1 2 3 4 5
Predators of nymphs and adults Conservation of natural enemies
such as Stomorhina lunata
Fabricius and Systoechus spp
2 Microsporidia/ Protozoa 1 2 3 4 5
Nosema locustae Canning Inundative augmentation
3 Fungal 1 2 3 4 5
Metarhizium anisopliae var. Inundative augmentation 1 2 3 4 5
acridum Driver & Milner
Metarhizium flavoviridae Gams Inundative augmentation
& Roszypal
Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Inundative augmentation 1 2 3 4 5
Vuill
4 Bacterial 1 2 3 4 5
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Inundative augmentation 1 2 3 4 5
Berliner
Bacillus sphaericus Meyer and Inundative augmentation 1 2 3 4 5
Neide

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Q. To determine the sources of awareness regarding locust pest control?

Likert scale
1= Very un 2= Un aware 3= Neither 4= Aware 5= Very aware
aware aware no
unaware

S# Sources of awareness 1 2 3 4 5

1 Agricultural extension worker

2 Pesticide Agent

3 Neighbor farmer

4 Social media

5 Trainings

6 Tv

7 Radio

8 NGOs

Q. To identify the level of effectiveness of sources of awareness?

Likert scale
1= very poor 2= un potational 3= Neutral 4= important 5= very
important

S# Sources of awareness 1 2 3 4 5
1 Agricultural extension worker
2 Pesticide Agent
3 Neighbor farmer
4 Social media
5 Trainings
6 Tv
7 Radio
8 NGOs

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Q. To determine the constraints in the adoption of locust pest control measures?

Likert scale
1= Not at all 2= To some 3= Moderately 4= High level 5= Extremely
level High level

S# Constraints 1 2 3 4 5
1 No awareness
2 Technology difficult to use
3 No availability of advance technology
4 No skills
5 No any training
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