Dear Mr. Velavan, Do you see a large nest of black ants on the top of the tree? I have seen trees that have such nests have black stem. The leaves in your picture looks totally black. Trees with the nest of these ants have leaves that turn black but not as black as the leaves in your pictures are. The ants harbour mealybugs which are sucking pests. They secrete honey dew which the ants feed on. The ants and these sucking pests have a symbiotic relationship. The mealybugs are immobile and depend upon the ants to move their young ones to succulent areas where they live for the length of their lives. I must mention, I have not seen leaves so completely black. Regards Yazdy.
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Velavan<[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamvel/3876909525/ > > pls go through the pic above.. > i suspect its Vitex Negundo... > but the leaves are black.. > even stem is black.. > but its not dry.. > have anyone came across such a Vitex Negundo? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
