Abstract
Surveys conducted during the year 2013-2014 in East Baihar Forest Range of North Balaghat Forest Division, Madhya Pradesh, revealed the occurrence of heartwood borer, Hoplocerambyx spinicornis Newman (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae) in Sal forests of beat Bimori (Compartment No. 1596 and 1599). Out of total 20 marked Sal trees, 11 trees were recorded as borer affected due to the presence of holes and wood dust at the base of the tree and others 9 trees showed only roll secretion. The borer affected trees were belong to type T1 (2 trees), T3 (5 trees), T5 (3 trees) and T7 (1 tree). The GBH of borer affected trees varied from 106 -180 cm and 64 -130 cm in case of trees with roll secretion. During the present survey, feeding holes of woodpecker bird were observed on the borer affected tree trunk of Sal.
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