Thanks Pankaj ji for this interesting solution. regards,
rakesh On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com>wrote: > Rakesh ji, > > Here is one traditional knowledge based solution. Bring Dhol locally > known as Mandar <http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=100183>and > play it nearer to the affected tree. The vibrations created will force the > insects to come out and leave the affected tree. Through this way you can > get rid from insects without killing it. > > When Sal Borer attacked in Shorea trees in millions of hactares in Madhya > Pradesh in my report based on surveys I suggested this method proposed by > the tribals. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thanks Dr Ghosh, >> >> We shall try and inject the holes with Neem oil. >> >> regards, >> >> rakesh >> >> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Usha Ghosh <ghoshu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Rakesh >>> >>> It seems that the tree is attacked by some borer insect. It needs to be >>> injected with borer specific insecticide which can be procured from any >>> agricultural shop. The simplest insecticide can be neem oil. Here the >>> termites are secondary infection to the dead wood. You need not use any >>> termite specific insecticide. Once you can remove the primary culprit, the >>> secondary infection will go automatically. You can find some holes created >>> by the borers, the neem oil can be injected through these holes through >>> normal 10-15 ml. hypodermic syringes. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sudhir Ghosh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Rakesh Biswas >>> <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I have attached two pictures of bark damage secondary to drastic pruning >>>> of young Anthocephalus cadamba branches. There seem to be holes in the bark >>>> ( ? due to termite infestation secondary to damaged bark) and we are >>>> concerned that the tree may not survive the damage. >>>> >>>> Please let us know the possible prognosis in this case as well as >>>> solutions to prevent a premature demise in this tree. >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> rakesh >>>> >>> >>> >> >
