Enemies to the Cacao-Tree, 



The enemies to the caeao-tree are: 



i. Continuous winds, which are highly injurious. The more 

 the trees stand exposed to the wind, the more poorly they 

 look. Experience has shown in all plantations, that whole 

 rows of cacao-trees, that caught the most wind, perished; 

 where they remained standing they looked poor and languishing. 

 To prevent this, it is necessary to have wind-breakers, that is : 

 on the chief beds the shade-trees must be planted closer, so 

 that the thick foliage may diminish or break the force of 

 the wind. 



2. The salt-water, which alone is sufficient to destroy a 

 flourishing plantation (this has already been mentioned above). 

 The cacao-planter must then be forewarned to be especially 

 on his guard against this formidable element. 



3. The creepers, or volubilate plants, which have already been 

 spoken of. 



4. The Insects. These are for the kernels : the ants, and for 

 the tender plants: the koti- kotis (a kind of cock-chafers 

 or scarrabaeus) called by Teenstra veenmol (mole-cricket.) 



