Possibly a scale insect infestation, judging by the number of ants present.
They tend to move insects like scale (and aphids, thrips, whitefly, etc) around
plants to maximize their production of honeydew, upon which they eat.
Could also be sap rising as the result of a bark-boring insect as well, though
ants seldom collect the gum exudate of most plants.
Regards--
Ken Greby
Palmetto Bay, Florida USA
--- On Thu, 1/22/09, Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com>
Subject: [indiantreepix:7878] bark accumulation
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 12:23 PM
I wonder if any one could help me with identifying this interesting
accumulation on the bark of this tree.
rakesh
Bhopal
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