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questions: asking about control measure of fruit fly \n answers: recommended to spray rogor @ 2 ml per lit of water
questions: asking about the control of bacterial wilting in brinjal \n answers: told him to spray cristocycline @ 1gm / 10 l of water
questions: asking about the control measure of root rot in chilli \n answers: suggested him to spray contaf @1ml/liot of water
questions: query regarding mushroom cultivation \n answers: advised to contact dr. kameswar das, kvk chirang, p.o. kajalgaon, district-chirang, assam - 783385 9854071472
questions: asking about control measure of anthracnose \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water
questions: asking about top dressing \n answers: recommended to apply urea - 10 kg per bigha
questions: asking about the control measure for mosaic i bitter gourd \n answers: recommended to spray rogor 35 ec,2 ml/lit water
questions: asking about the control of sheath rot in paddy \n answers: suggested him to spray bavistin @ 2gm/liter of water
questions: asking about chilli query \n answers: recommended that application of captaff@2gm/lit of water
questions: asking about control measure of blast \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water
questions: query regarding liming in pond \n answers: advice him to apply lime @ 10kg/bighas of water spread area
questions: query regarding organic fertilizers in pond \n answers: advice him to 1300kg/bighas of water spread area
questions: asking about control measure of fruit rot \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water
questions: asking about the cultural practices of aloevera \n answers: told him to visit aau jorhat
questions: asking about the aloe vera \n answers: told him to ues the planting material of aloe vera
questions: asking about soil testing recommended that contact with kvk at kajol gaon \n answers: recommended that contact with kvk at kajol gaon
questions: control of immature nut drop in coconut \n answers: apply urea 750 gm , ssp 1250 gm , mop 900 gm , borax 25 gm and dried cowdung 10 kg per plant twice in a year namely in march-april and september - october
questions: asking about control measure of fruit fly \n answers: recommended to spray rogor @ 2 ml per lit of water
questions: asking about the control of powdery mildew in pointed gourd \n answers: told him to spray saaf @ 2gm / l of water
questions: asking about the control measure for shoot borer in brinjal \n answers: recommended to spray malathion (killer) 50 ec @ 2 ml/lit water
questions: asking about the control measure for caterpillar in bitter gourd \n answers: recommended to spray rocket(profenophos 40% and cypermethrin 4 %)@ 1.5 ml/lit water
questions: asking about control measure of fruit rot \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water
questions: asking about brinjal query \n answers: recommended that application of profex super @2ml/lit of water
questions: problem of bacterial wilt in brinjal. \n answers: advised him to apply crystocycline @ 1 gm / litre of water
questions: query regarding otitis externa of a calf \n answers: norflox e/e drop 2-3 drops tid
questions: control of stem borer in paddy \n answers: spray classic 20 @ 2 ml per liter of water
questions: query regarding plant protection in rice field \n answers: suggested him to spray trycel@2ml/lit of water
questions: asking about the control measure of powdery mildew in bottol gourd \n answers: suggested to spray saaf 2g/lit of water
questions: asking about nutrient management \n answers: recommended to apply paddy special @ 5 g per lit of water
questions: asking about capsicum variety \n answers: suggested him to sow bharat
questions: asking about variety of capsicum \n answers: suggested him to consult syngenta seed company
questions: asking about way to cheek bajiiness in tea \n answers: recommended to spray planofix or nagamurta @1ml/4.5 lit of water
questions: rice stem borer \n answers: advised to spray tricel- 20 or classic- 20 @ @ 2 ml/ liter water.
questions: asking to control mites in field \n answers: suggested him to apply malathion 5% dust @ 500gm
questions: asking about the rice germination \n answers: told him to see the expiry date before cultivation
questions: asking about the fertilizer dose for capsicum \n answers: recommended to apply urea 30 kg/bigha,ssp 50 kg/bigha,mop 12 kg/bigha in capsicum.
questions: asking fertiliser dose of potato \n answers: suggested him to apply urea @ 19kg, ssp@42kg and mop @ 13kg/bigha. also apply borax @ 2kg/bigha and zinc sulphate @ 2kg/bigha
questions: asking about the nutreint management in capsicum \n answers: told him to spray tracel 2 @ 2gm / l of water
questions: asking about dose of zenso4 in citrus \n answers: told him 3kg/bigha
questions: asking about the control of saw fly in mustard \n answers: told him to spray tricel 20 ec @ 2ml / l of water
questions: asking about the fertilizer doses in wheat \n answers: told him to apply 15 kg urea , 33 kg ssp , 8 kg mop /bigha
questions: asking to control late blight in potato \n answers: suggested him to spray indofil m-45 or saaf @ 2gm/lit of water and to increase production spary green harvest @ 25gm/10lit of water at 25 das
questions: query regarding mustard micronutrient \n answers: advised to apply micronutrient at 25 days and 40 days after sowing
questions: asking to control cut worms in potato \n answers: suggested him to apply malathion 5 % dust @ 2kg/bigha and spray green harvest @ 25gm/10 lit of water at 12 days interval
questions: asking about the strawberry cultivation \n answers: told him to wait till expert come
questions: asking about potato query \n answers: recommended that application of malathione powder @2gm,3gm/lit of water
questions: asking about cultural practices of cucumber \n answers: recommended to variety- japanese long green, straight eight season-sow the seeds during june or january to april seed rate-300 g per bigha preparation of field-plough the field four times and form long channels at 1.5 m apart.
questions: asking about growth hormone in citrus \n answers: told him spray planofix 1g/5lit of water
questions: late blight in tomato. \n answers: advised to spray redomil gold @ 2 gram / liter water.
questions: asking about lemon query \n answers: trransferred
questions: query regarding planting time of citrus \n answers: suggested him that the optimum time of planting is from (may-aug)
questions: query regarding to control fly in capsicum \n answers: suggested him to spray methyl demeton/rogor @ 2ml/lit of water
questions: leaf curl disease of chilly. \n answers: advised to spray rogor @ 2 ml/ liter water.
questions: asking about variety and seed rate of chilli \n answers: recommended to used variety krishna or balijuri and seed rate- 100 g per bigha
questions: asking about quiry about strawberry \n answers: expert not available
questions: asking about the forestry \n answers: told him to visit forest deprt
questions: asking about ulcer disease of fish \n answers: recommended that application of sukrena ws @400ml/.5bigha
questions: call from mp \n answers: suggested
questions: query regarding leaf curling in chillies \n answers: recommanded to spray ragor @ 2 ml/ lits of water
questions: query regarding layer infection \n answers: enrocin/ tetracycline -1 gm / lits of water for three days / liver tonic ( livsee) 10ml/ 100 birds
questions: asking about control of leaf rot in betelvine \n answers: recomemnded to spray streptocycline @ 1gm/10 lt water and bavistin @ 2gm/l water
questions: asking for control of leaf curling in chilli \n answers: recommended him to spray rogor 35 ec @ 1.5 ml per litre of water
questions: asking about the control measure for aphids in chilli \n answers: advised to spray rogor 30 ec or tafgor 30 ec @ 2 ml/lit water on both the sides of leaf,3 sprays at 5 days interval.
questions: query regarding piggery \n answers: land race,saddle back , hampshire , large white yorkshire , middle whie yorkshire, berkshite etc breed can be rear fin organized piggery. piggery cum fishery can be practise . fishery cum duckery is also advisible . fishery -duckery-piggery can also be practice following the norms of management ., making a septic tank for proper disposal of waste material to educe contaminationof wayer & infection
questions: query regarding babi ( dog ) showing the signs of inappitance & vomitting \n answers: diarest m 200 ml - 10 ml orally daily
questions: asking about fishery training \n answers: recommended him to contact frc (fishery research centre) assam agril university
questions: asking about nutrient of arecanut \n answers: told him urea- 350g, ssp-750g and mop-500g/plant and borax 40g/plant
questions: asking about lime and fertilizer does in fish pond \n answers: recommended that application of lime @10kg/bigha/month,cow dung @30kg/bigha/month, [email protected]/bigha/month,ssp @3kg/bigha/month
questions: asking about the control of leaf folder in rice \n answers: told him to spray tricel 20 ec @ 2ml / l of water
questions: asking about control measure of mosaic \n answers: suggested to spray rogor @ 2 ml per lit of water
questions: asking about control of stem borer of rice \n answers: recommended him to apply tricel @ 2 ml per litre of water and spray it thrice in three days interval
questions: asking about the fertilizer dose for young plant of coconuts. \n answers: asdvised to apply urea 300 gram/plant,ssp 400 gram/plant,mop 200 gram/plant,borax 15 gram/plant after 3 months of transplanting.
questions: asking about the vetenery \n answers: expert not avaialable
questions: asking about the control measure of gummy stem blight in bottle gourd \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2gram per litre of water 3 times at an interval of 5 days
questions: asking about control of false smut in rice \n answers: told him to remove the affected plant and apply blitox @2ml/lit spray twice at 5 days interval
questions: asking for kisan loan \n answers: told him to go to nearest nationalized bank
questions: asking about irrigation in banana. \n answers: recommended him to irrigate during november to march.
questions: asking about the micro nutrient use in pea \n answers: suggested him to spray multiplex all vegetables @ 2ml/liter of water
questions: asking about control measure of fruit drop in orange \n answers: told him to apply planofix @ 1gm in 5 litre of water, twice at 15 days interval
questions: asking about the control of bacterial effect in bottle gourd \n answers: told him to spray cristo cyclene @ 1ml/5lt of water
questions: asking about control of bacterial wilt in bottle gourd \n answers: recommended him to apply streptomycin or plantomycin @ 1g/5 lit of water spray twice at 15 days interval
questions: asking about control measure of virus attack in potato \n answers: told him to apply rogor @ 2 ml per litre of water, thrice at 4 days interval
questions: asking about the control of bacterial wilt in potato \n answers: suggested him to spray steptomycin ! 1gm/10 liter of water
questions: asking about the nutrient management in banana. \n answers: recommended him to apply 210 g urea, 200 g ssp and 550 g mop per plant with banana special @ 2g per liter of water.
questions: asking about the fertilizer doses in paddy \n answers: suggested him to apply urea-17kg, ssp-19kg, mop-9kg per bigha
questions: asking about kcc loan \n answers: told him to visit sbi branch
questions: 33°hi realfeel® 34° precipitation 2% more sun than clouds winds from the se 11 km/h gusts: 37 km/h max uv index: 8 (very high) thunderstorm \n answers: 33°hi realfeel® 34° precipitation 2% more sun than clouds winds from the se 11 km/h gusts: 37 km/h max uv index: 8 (very high) thunderstorm
questions: asking about biofertilizer application in sponge gourd \n answers: told him to do seed treatment with azotobacter @ 10 gram per kg of seed
questions: asking about the control of leaf minor in cucumber \n answers: suggested him to spray rogor @ 2ml/liter of water
questions: asking about cucumber \n answers: suggested him to spray rogor @ 2ml/liter of water
questions: asking about kisan credit card \n answers: recommended him to go to nearest nationalized bank
questions: asking about control measure of black rot of chilli \n answers: told him to apply amistar @ 2 ml per litre of water, thrice at 4 days interval
questions: asking about the control of insects in rice \n answers: told him to spray tricel 20 ec (chlropyriphos 20 ec )@ 2ml / l of water for brinjal - tracel 2 @ 2gm / l of water
questions: asking about the control of shoot and fruit borer in brinjal \n answers: suggested him to spray decis @ 2ml/liter of water
questions: asking about control measure of stem borer of paddy \n answers: told him to apply kinadon plus @ 2.5 ml per litre of water for cutworm - decis 2.8 ec @ 2 ml per litre of water
questions: asking about control measure of stem borer of paddy \n answers: told him to apply tricel @ 2 ml per litre of water, thrice at 3 days interval vitamin - paddy special @ 200 gram/bigha
questions: asking about fertilizer dose \n answers: recommended to apply fym 10 kg/plant, urea 75 g/plant , ssp 90g/plant and mop 65g/plant
questions: asking about control of crown rot \n answers: recommended him to apply bordeux mixture @ 10g/lit of water spray 3 time at 5 days interval
questions: asking for the control of bud rot of coconut \n answers: recommended to spray contaf @ 1 ml per litre of water 3 times at an interval of 5 days
questions: asking about dose of borax application in arecanut \n answers: told him to apply 40 gram borax in a ring around the tree

questions: asking about control measure of fruit fly \n answers: recommended to spray rogor @ 2 ml per lit of water

questions: asking about the control of bacterial wilting in brinjal \n answers: told him to spray cristocycline @ 1gm / 10 l of water

questions: asking about the control measure of root rot in chilli \n answers: suggested him to spray contaf @1ml/liot of water

questions: query regarding mushroom cultivation \n answers: advised to contact dr. kameswar das, kvk chirang, p.o. kajalgaon, district-chirang, assam - 783385 9854071472

questions: asking about control measure of anthracnose \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water

questions: asking about top dressing \n answers: recommended to apply urea - 10 kg per bigha

questions: asking about the control measure for mosaic i bitter gourd \n answers: recommended to spray rogor 35 ec,2 ml/lit water

questions: asking about the control of sheath rot in paddy \n answers: suggested him to spray bavistin @ 2gm/liter of water

questions: asking about chilli query \n answers: recommended that application of captaff@2gm/lit of water

questions: asking about control measure of blast \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water

questions: query regarding liming in pond \n answers: advice him to apply lime @ 10kg/bighas of water spread area

questions: query regarding organic fertilizers in pond \n answers: advice him to 1300kg/bighas of water spread area

questions: asking about control measure of fruit rot \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water

questions: asking about the cultural practices of aloevera \n answers: told him to visit aau jorhat

questions: asking about the aloe vera \n answers: told him to ues the planting material of aloe vera

questions: asking about soil testing recommended that contact with kvk at kajol gaon \n answers: recommended that contact with kvk at kajol gaon

questions: control of immature nut drop in coconut \n answers: apply urea 750 gm , ssp 1250 gm , mop 900 gm , borax 25 gm and dried cowdung 10 kg per plant twice in a year namely in march-april and september - october

questions: asking about control measure of fruit fly \n answers: recommended to spray rogor @ 2 ml per lit of water

questions: asking about the control of powdery mildew in pointed gourd \n answers: told him to spray saaf @ 2gm / l of water

questions: asking about the control measure for shoot borer in brinjal \n answers: recommended to spray malathion (killer) 50 ec @ 2 ml/lit water

questions: asking about the control measure for caterpillar in bitter gourd \n answers: recommended to spray rocket(profenophos 40% and cypermethrin 4 %)@ 1.5 ml/lit water

questions: asking about control measure of fruit rot \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2 g per lit of water

questions: asking about brinjal query \n answers: recommended that application of profex super @2ml/lit of water

questions: problem of bacterial wilt in brinjal. \n answers: advised him to apply crystocycline @ 1 gm / litre of water

questions: query regarding otitis externa of a calf \n answers: norflox e/e drop 2-3 drops tid

questions: control of stem borer in paddy \n answers: spray classic 20 @ 2 ml per liter of water

questions: query regarding plant protection in rice field \n answers: suggested him to spray trycel@2ml/lit of water

questions: asking about the control measure of powdery mildew in bottol gourd \n answers: suggested to spray saaf 2g/lit of water

questions: asking about nutrient management \n answers: recommended to apply paddy special @ 5 g per lit of water

questions: asking about capsicum variety \n answers: suggested him to sow bharat

questions: asking about variety of capsicum \n answers: suggested him to consult syngenta seed company

questions: asking about way to cheek bajiiness in tea \n answers: recommended to spray planofix or nagamurta @1ml/4.5 lit of water

questions: rice stem borer \n answers: advised to spray tricel- 20 or classic- 20 @ @ 2 ml/ liter water.

questions: asking to control mites in field \n answers: suggested him to apply malathion 5% dust @ 500gm

questions: asking about the rice germination \n answers: told him to see the expiry date before cultivation

questions: asking about the fertilizer dose for capsicum \n answers: recommended to apply urea 30 kg/bigha,ssp 50 kg/bigha,mop 12 kg/bigha in capsicum.

questions: asking fertiliser dose of potato \n answers: suggested him to apply urea @ 19kg, ssp@42kg and mop @ 13kg/bigha. also apply borax @ 2kg/bigha and zinc sulphate @ 2kg/bigha

questions: asking about the nutreint management in capsicum \n answers: told him to spray tracel 2 @ 2gm / l of water

questions: asking about dose of zenso4 in citrus \n answers: told him 3kg/bigha

questions: asking about the control of saw fly in mustard \n answers: told him to spray tricel 20 ec @ 2ml / l of water

questions: asking about the fertilizer doses in wheat \n answers: told him to apply 15 kg urea , 33 kg ssp , 8 kg mop /bigha

questions: asking to control late blight in potato \n answers: suggested him to spray indofil m-45 or saaf @ 2gm/lit of water and to increase production spary green harvest @ 25gm/10lit of water at 25 das

questions: query regarding mustard micronutrient \n answers: advised to apply micronutrient at 25 days and 40 days after sowing

questions: asking to control cut worms in potato \n answers: suggested him to apply malathion 5 % dust @ 2kg/bigha and spray green harvest @ 25gm/10 lit of water at 12 days interval

questions: asking about the strawberry cultivation \n answers: told him to wait till expert come

questions: asking about potato query \n answers: recommended that application of malathione powder @2gm,3gm/lit of water

questions: asking about cultural practices of cucumber \n answers: recommended to variety- japanese long green, straight eight season-sow the seeds during june or january to april seed rate-300 g per bigha preparation of field-plough the field four times and form long channels at 1.5 m apart.

questions: asking about growth hormone in citrus \n answers: told him spray planofix 1g/5lit of water

questions: late blight in tomato. \n answers: advised to spray redomil gold @ 2 gram / liter water.

questions: asking about lemon query \n answers: trransferred

questions: query regarding planting time of citrus \n answers: suggested him that the optimum time of planting is from (may-aug)

questions: query regarding to control fly in capsicum \n answers: suggested him to spray methyl demeton/rogor @ 2ml/lit of water

questions: leaf curl disease of chilly. \n answers: advised to spray rogor @ 2 ml/ liter water.

questions: asking about variety and seed rate of chilli \n answers: recommended to used variety krishna or balijuri and seed rate- 100 g per bigha

questions: asking about quiry about strawberry \n answers: expert not available

questions: asking about the forestry \n answers: told him to visit forest deprt

questions: asking about ulcer disease of fish \n answers: recommended that application of sukrena ws @400ml/.5bigha

questions: call from mp \n answers: suggested

questions: query regarding leaf curling in chillies \n answers: recommanded to spray ragor @ 2 ml/ lits of water

questions: query regarding layer infection \n answers: enrocin/ tetracycline -1 gm / lits of water for three days / liver tonic ( livsee) 10ml/ 100 birds

questions: asking about control of leaf rot in betelvine \n answers: recomemnded to spray streptocycline @ 1gm/10 lt water and bavistin @ 2gm/l water

questions: asking for control of leaf curling in chilli \n answers: recommended him to spray rogor 35 ec @ 1.5 ml per litre of water

questions: asking about the control measure for aphids in chilli \n answers: advised to spray rogor 30 ec or tafgor 30 ec @ 2 ml/lit water on both the sides of leaf,3 sprays at 5 days interval.

questions: query regarding piggery \n answers: land race,saddle back , hampshire , large white yorkshire , middle whie yorkshire, berkshite etc breed can be rear fin organized piggery. piggery cum fishery can be practise . fishery cum duckery is also advisible . fishery -duckery-piggery can also be practice following the norms of management ., making a septic tank for proper disposal of waste material to educe contaminationof wayer & infection

questions: query regarding babi ( dog ) showing the signs of inappitance & vomitting \n answers: diarest m 200 ml - 10 ml orally daily

questions: asking about fishery training \n answers: recommended him to contact frc (fishery research centre) assam agril university

questions: asking about nutrient of arecanut \n answers: told him urea- 350g, ssp-750g and mop-500g/plant and borax 40g/plant

questions: asking about lime and fertilizer does in fish pond \n answers: recommended that application of lime @10kg/bigha/month,cow dung @30kg/bigha/month, [email protected]/bigha/month,ssp @3kg/bigha/month

questions: asking about the control of leaf folder in rice \n answers: told him to spray tricel 20 ec @ 2ml / l of water

questions: asking about control measure of mosaic \n answers: suggested to spray rogor @ 2 ml per lit of water

questions: asking about control of stem borer of rice \n answers: recommended him to apply tricel @ 2 ml per litre of water and spray it thrice in three days interval

questions: asking about the fertilizer dose for young plant of coconuts. \n answers: asdvised to apply urea 300 gram/plant,ssp 400 gram/plant,mop 200 gram/plant,borax 15 gram/plant after 3 months of transplanting.

questions: asking about the vetenery \n answers: expert not avaialable

questions: asking about the control measure of gummy stem blight in bottle gourd \n answers: recommended to spray saaf @ 2gram per litre of water 3 times at an interval of 5 days

questions: asking about control of false smut in rice \n answers: told him to remove the affected plant and apply blitox @2ml/lit spray twice at 5 days interval

questions: asking for kisan loan \n answers: told him to go to nearest nationalized bank

questions: asking about irrigation in banana. \n answers: recommended him to irrigate during november to march.

questions: asking about the micro nutrient use in pea \n answers: suggested him to spray multiplex all vegetables @ 2ml/liter of water

questions: asking about control measure of fruit drop in orange \n answers: told him to apply planofix @ 1gm in 5 litre of water, twice at 15 days interval

questions: asking about the control of bacterial effect in bottle gourd \n answers: told him to spray cristo cyclene @ 1ml/5lt of water

questions: asking about control of bacterial wilt in bottle gourd \n answers: recommended him to apply streptomycin or plantomycin @ 1g/5 lit of water spray twice at 15 days interval

questions: asking about control measure of virus attack in potato \n answers: told him to apply rogor @ 2 ml per litre of water, thrice at 4 days interval

questions: asking about the control of bacterial wilt in potato \n answers: suggested him to spray steptomycin ! 1gm/10 liter of water

questions: asking about the nutrient management in banana. \n answers: recommended him to apply 210 g urea, 200 g ssp and 550 g mop per plant with banana special @ 2g per liter of water.

questions: asking about the fertilizer doses in paddy \n answers: suggested him to apply urea-17kg, ssp-19kg, mop-9kg per bigha

questions: asking about kcc loan \n answers: told him to visit sbi branch

questions: 33°hi realfeel® 34° precipitation 2% more sun than clouds winds from the se 11 km/h gusts: 37 km/h max uv index: 8 (very high) thunderstorm \n answers: 33°hi realfeel® 34° precipitation 2% more sun than clouds winds from the se 11 km/h gusts: 37 km/h max uv index: 8 (very high) thunderstorm

questions: asking about biofertilizer application in sponge gourd \n answers: told him to do seed treatment with azotobacter @ 10 gram per kg of seed

questions: asking about the control of leaf minor in cucumber \n answers: suggested him to spray rogor @ 2ml/liter of water

questions: asking about cucumber \n answers: suggested him to spray rogor @ 2ml/liter of water

questions: asking about kisan credit card \n answers: recommended him to go to nearest nationalized bank

questions: asking about control measure of black rot of chilli \n answers: told him to apply amistar @ 2 ml per litre of water, thrice at 4 days interval

questions: asking about the control of insects in rice \n answers: told him to spray tricel 20 ec (chlropyriphos 20 ec )@ 2ml / l of water for brinjal - tracel 2 @ 2gm / l of water

questions: asking about the control of shoot and fruit borer in brinjal \n answers: suggested him to spray decis @ 2ml/liter of water

questions: asking about control measure of stem borer of paddy \n answers: told him to apply kinadon plus @ 2.5 ml per litre of water for cutworm - decis 2.8 ec @ 2 ml per litre of water

questions: asking about control measure of stem borer of paddy \n answers: told him to apply tricel @ 2 ml per litre of water, thrice at 3 days interval vitamin - paddy special @ 200 gram/bigha

questions: asking about fertilizer dose \n answers: recommended to apply fym 10 kg/plant, urea 75 g/plant , ssp 90g/plant and mop 65g/plant

questions: asking about control of crown rot \n answers: recommended him to apply bordeux mixture @ 10g/lit of water spray 3 time at 5 days interval

questions: asking for the control of bud rot of coconut \n answers: recommended to spray contaf @ 1 ml per litre of water 3 times at an interval of 5 days

questions: asking about dose of borax application in arecanut \n answers: told him to apply 40 gram borax in a ring around the tree