Buy Metarhizium Anisopliae for Coconut – Control Root Grubs and Rhinoceros Beetle
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Your coconut palms are the pride of Malappuram. But root grubs (white grubs) – larvae of scarab beetles – feed on tender roots, causing yellowing fronds, wilting, and palm death. The rhinoceros beetle attacks the crown, boring into unopened fronds, causing V‑cuts and reducing nut yield. Chemical soil drenches are expensive, harm earthworms, and often don’t reach the grubs deep in the soil.
Metarhizium anisopliae is the proven, organic solution.
What the research says: The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasargod, has proven that the CPCRI strain of Metarhizium anisopliae controls all stages of the rhinoceros beetle – grub, pupa, and adults. It does not harm earthworms. On‑farm trials showed 100% mycosis of Oryctes rhinoceros grubs after three weeks, and pest attack reduced from 85% in untreated plots to just 10% in Metarhizium‑treated plots after six months.
How to apply Metarhizium on coconut:
For root grubs and rhinoceros beetle grubs (soil application):
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Take 200‑250g of Bactostore’s Metarhizium powder per adult palm
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Mix with 20‑25 kg of well‑decomposed FYM or cow dung
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Apply in a 1.5‑2 metre basin around the palm, 15‑20 cm from the trunk
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Cover lightly with soil
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Apply twice a year – pre‑monsoon (April‑May) and post‑monsoon (September‑October)
For termite control (soil drench):
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Mix 1‑2 litres of Metarhizium liquid in 200 litres of water
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Drench the solution around the root zone of affected palms (10‑15 litres per palm)
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Repeat after 15‑20 days if termite activity persists
For rhinoceros beetle breeding sites (manure pits):
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Mix 500g of Metarhizium powder with 50‑100 kg of FYM and place in manure pits where beetles breed
Buy Metarhizium for your coconut palms today.
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