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Unique: Here's How to Drive Away Monkeys from Palm Oil Plantations
radarmukomukobacakoran.com - Monkeys are one of the enemies of oil palm farmers. This primate is very fond of young shoots of oil palms aged 6 months and one year old. Not a few oil palm farmers have expelled monkeys who once a month come to attack their oil palm plantations.
Monkeys are quite intelligent animals. They can study human behavior so that the various efforts made by farmers are unable to expel them. Surprisingly, the monkeys were able to tell when the gardens were guarded and unguarded so that they could sneak in safely and destroy the 8-month-old planted palm plants.
Indeed, there are various ways to drive monkey pests out of the garden, many of which are not successful. But it would be nice to use a method that does not hurt monkeys. But it can drive monkeys away from oil palm plantations. One safe method to keep monkey pests out of the garden is to use odors that monkeys don't like.
Deterrence made from shrimp paste and camphor. It has been used by some oil palm plantation farmers. After the installation of these traps, the monkeys were no longer seen approaching the plantation.
Here are the materials and tools that need to be prepared to repel monkeys
1. Shrimp paste
2. Camphor
3. Patchwork
4. Raffia strap
5. Bucket
6. Hammer or knead
After all the basic ingredients needed are ready. The steps for making Monkey Midges are as follows.
Burn shrimp paste to be used over the fireplace. This burning aims to make the aroma of shrimp paste stronger and pungent. Then crush camphor and burnt shrimp paste with a hammer or knead until smooth. Put camphor and shrimp paste in a bucket, then mix thoroughly. If the patchwork is large, cut it out first with the size of the palm of the hand. Take about a handful of a mixture of freshly pasted paste and chalk, then put it in a patchwork. Next, tie the patchwork containing the mixture with raffia rope. The antidote to monkey pests has also been completed. Then the prepared material hangs on the place passed by the monkey, can be on a tree or fence. Change the antidote once every 10 days to more effectively repel monkey pests.*