A solar photovoltaic insect light trap was developed consisted of 10 Wp SPV panel, 12 V; 7 Ah lead acid battery, charge controller, dusk to down electrical circuit and adjustable stand. As per design calculations the trap was fabricated in the workshop. The performance of solar photovoltaic insect light trap was taken in the farmer’s cotton crop field Vazegaon, Dist. Akola (Maharashtra), for finding out the efficiency of the developed solar insect light trap and insect trapping during night hours. The average values of ambient temperature, wind velocity, panel temperature, solar intensity, panel output, panel efficiency, panel voltage, panel current, exergy efficiency of panel and battery voltage in different colour light trap viz., blue, yellow and UV-A blue were recorded. The total number of insects caught in blue, yellow and UV-A blue colour light were 6820, 8199 and 19872, respectively during the experimentation. The order wise and daily distribution of insects in UV-A blue colour light, the highest population of Lepidoptera insects was observed. It could be inferred that the solar insect light trap was technically as well as economically feasible. | Development of eco-friendly solar photovoltaic insect light trap for pest control
