Detail:

K Kanagasabapathi of the Annamalai agar district in Tamil Nadu uses a very simple method to get rid of termites from the coconut tree. He applies tar on the lower portion of the trunk of the coconut trees, upto a height of 30 cm from the ground level. Alternatively in some places, the coconut garden is flooded with water so that the termites are washed off. So he applies tar on the lower portion of the trunk of the coconut trees, upto a height of 30 cm from the ground level.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: K Kanagasabapathi
Agro-Ecological Zone: North Eastern Zone, (TN-1) Cauvery delta Zone (part of Chidambaram and Kattumannarkovil) (TN-4)
Address: Annamalai Nagar
District: Annamalai Nagar
State: Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 608002

Formulation: Tar on the lower portion of the trunk of the coconut trees, upto a height of 30 cm from the ground level.
Ingredients: Tar and water

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PAS 1:

"Put a coat of tar on trees to get rid of termite"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316284850_Indian_Indigenous_Traditional_Knowledge_ITK_on_termites_Eco-friendly_approaches_to_sustainable_management

PAS 2:

"Termite Management in Tropical Agroforestry Termite Management in Tropical Agroforestry"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332116783_Termite_Management_in_Tropical_Agroforestry_Termite_Management_in_Tropical_Agroforestry