State and Centre Failed to Eliminate Whitefly Menace: AIADMK MLA

POLLACHI V Jayaraman (AIADMK) on Wednesday lamented that the scientists with the state and central governments have failed to invent pesticides to eliminate the whiteflies that destroy coconut trees.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

Participating in the Assembly discussion on the demands for grants for the agriculture department on Wednesday, Jayaraman said the coconut growers have been advised to adopt unusual techniques such as applying maida, salt and neem cake mixture to coconut trees to control whiteflies. "Is this the way to protect coconut cultivation?" he asked.