Injuries and protection

Polyphagous insects seem to attack the nursery stock. Quinalphos or malathion 0.05 per cent is recommended against them. Drenching the containers with chlorpyrifos is a preventive measure against termite attack in plantations. Quinalphos 0.05 per cent solution is recommended to control stem borer attack.

Cylindrocladium leaf blight and pink diseases are common in eucalyptus trees. To control Cylindrocladium leaf blight, spray carbendazim 1 g l^-1. Bordeaux paste is recommended against pink disease. Use disease tolerant clones for preventing the incidence of both diseases.