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Mr Gopalakrishnan |
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Virudhunagar District |
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Tamil Nadu |
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| Title |
Coconut shell 'Thailam' oil to control termites |
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Mr Gopalakrishnan was always interested to achieve something special during his school going days. However, he could not study much due to economic constraints and family problems.
When working as a turner and welder in a spinning mill at Nagai, Andhra Pradesh, he developed a structure to minimize the labour requirement in spinning. In 2005, he assessed the utility of coconut shell ‘thailam’ oil for control of red ant and as a termite repellant. When 100 ml of this oil is poured into the red ant hill, there is a control of ant activity for about 35 days, even with enough moisture availability near the hills. This oil when sprayed on termites can reportedly control them within 30 seconds.
(The smoke of the burning husk is a natural mosquito repellent. There is no evidence like use of coconut for controlling particularly termite but it possesses insecticidal property as it is found to use as mosquito repellent. http://ambergriscaye.com/cocopalms/uses.html) |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 17(4) & 18(1):43, 2006 & 2007 |
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| Call Number |
18112 |
