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How to control Rhinoceros Beetles in Coconut farms?

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  Rhinoceros Beetles in Coconut Trees Rhinoceros beetles are named for  horn-like  projections on and around the males heads. They are mostly black , gray or red in color and some are covered in soft hairs Rhinoceros beetle adults damage palms by boring into the centre of the  crown , injure the young growing fronds and feed on them. As they bore into the crown, they cut through the developing leaves. The hole can be seen on the stem with chewed up fibres  protruding  out. Many times reddish brown liquid can be seen oozing out from the hole Adults Rhinoceros beetles can live as long as 9 months and gravid females lay  50-100 eggs  throughout their lifetime. Simple and best way to keep Rhinoceros Beetles away is application of  Sea Salt  for the Coconut tree. You can take 2 to 3 kgs of Sea Salt and apply across the  fronds  of the Coconut Tree Sea Salt is rich in  sodium chloride  and it repels the Rhinoceros Beetles away from the Coconut Tree Also Application of common salt as fe

Fermented Coconut milk and Buttermilk Liquid fertilizer for Guava Trees

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  Lets see how to prepare   fermented   Coconut Milk & Buttermilk Mixture for   fruiting   trees. This fermented mixture will promote the  flowering  of all fruiting trees to a greater extent. Take 10 liters of Fermented Buttermilk in to the  container  and add 10 liters of Coconut milk to the container. After adding the mixture, close the lid  air tight  and allow to ferment for 10 days. After  10 days  the mixture would have fermented and would be  ready  for usage Mix the fermented mixture very well and  filter  the mixture thoroughly before using them Now the  Concentric  liquid fertilizer mixture is ready for usage Dilute  the concentric mixture in  1:10 ratio  before applying as  foliar  spray Move  the diluted mixture in to the battery  sprayer Spray  the mix in evening in such a way that the mix  drips  of the leaves This is to give the spray some time to  immerse  in leaves Prepare  the mix just before the  flowering  season and spray it in the  right time This solution he