Yes Chitra, Exactly that. They are all over the leaves.
Thanks Marianne On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Chitra Shanker <[email protected]>wrote: > An image would help. I think by parasite you mean a pest feeding on the > plant. Feathery meand it could be mealy bugs, whitefly or psyllids. Some > more information on it ? > Chitra > > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 12:15 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Marianne de Nazareth <[email protected]> >> Date: 23 June 2012 10:28 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:120133] Camel foot in trouble >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> My 15 year old Camel foot planted on the road, has an infestation of a >> white feathery sort of parasite. Please advise how I can help it? I thought >> the leaves would fall off and the new ones would grow minus the bug. No >> such luck:-( >> >> regds, >> >> >> Marianne >> >> -- >> >> Former Asst. Editor, The Deccan Herald, >> Freelance Web & Print Journalist >> Registered PhD scholar >> Adjunct faculty: St Joseph's PG college of Media Studies >> http://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & >> 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 6500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > > > -- > Dr. Chitra Shanker > Sr. Scientist (Entomology) > Directorate of Rice Research, > Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 > > > -- Former Asst. Editor, The Deccan Herald, Freelance Web & Print Journalist Registered PhD scholar Adjunct faculty: St Joseph's PG college of Media Studies http://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/
