midable on account of their astonishing power 

 of increasing and it is only in their great num- 

 bers that they do any harm. Strength, vigour 

 and cleanliness in the plants are the best pre- 

 ventative measures. Spray with Kerosene 

 Emulsion as a remedy. 



White ants are another nuisance. There 

 are many solutions used which by their smell 

 drive away the termite, but as these remedies 

 are only deterrents they must be used every 

 few days. Cuttings and young plants can be 

 protected by constant watering with a solution 

 of Crude oil emulsion. The smell of tar is 

 obnoxious to insect life of all kinds, and water 

 impregnated with tar may sometimes be 

 applied to the ground with good effect. 

 Crude Carbolic Acid or Phenyle may be used 

 in the same way. Nim Khali and water is a 

 good remedy ; another is — 



Sulphate of copper (nela tota) . . 2 lbs. 

 Acorus calamus (buch) . . 10 „ 



Water .. .. .. 20 gal. 



Kerosene Emulsion. This is a cheap insecti- 

 cide and a good all round spray for sucking 

 insects, and is prepared with two gallons of 

 Kerosene oil, half pound of soft soap and one 

 gallon of boiling water. Dissolve the soap in 

 the boiling water, and while still hot, add the 

 Kerosene. Churn the liquid steadily for 

 fifteen or twenty minutes with a garden 

 syringe, the liquid being pumped back until it 

 is emulsified. Use one part of this to forty 

 parts of water. 



