EURYBRACHYS TOMENTOSA

By Dr R Sudarshan

The name is such a tongue twister and unfamiliar. Our insect specialist said it is easier to call it 'plant hopper'. 'From where do they come and why do they come', we asked. 'They love to chew on sandal wood', he said. We have half a dozen sandal wood plants at the farm that we did not plant. 'Where did they come from and why did they come', we wonder. The birds must have brought seeds and dropped at random. And why should the free nature conform to a farmer's plan of landscape, after all.

An organic farm is a strange place of unplanned assemblage. Novelty renews forever.

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