Sal Borer Calamity : A Case of M.P. and Chhatisgarh

Contents: Preface. 1. Sal forests. 2. History of Sal borer epidemic in India. 3. History of Sal borer epidemic in Madhya Pradesh. 4. Present epidemic of Sal heartwood borer. 5. Life cycle of Sal heartwood borer. 6. Nature of damage. 7. Control measures. 8. Sal heartwood borer attack in public and press. 9. Interventions. 10. Progress in control measures. 11. Management systems and Sal borer problem. Annexures.