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Mostly leaf sucking pests used to be controlled by the plant with the brilliant flowers,” he added. Natural pest controllersThe bright red velvety flower Seethammavari jeda or cockscomb (Celosia cristata), or banthi(marigold), which grew or cultivated as part of main agriculture are examples. Now the velvety flowers and marigold are cultivated commercially. more-inSome of the ecological and environmental aspects associated with the famous Bathukamma festival, or Boddemma, as known locally, are on the verge of extinction. “The colour of the Celosia flowers also attracted pests which sort of relieved the main crop from its attack..