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Ants farm the mealybugs. They suck up the sweet excrement they produce. So keeping ants away helps. Soapy water is another tried method.

Try detergent, it will block the breathing tubes and suffocate them. I use 1 dl of liquid dish wash detergent for 20 liter water. It takes away the surface tension in water and allow the water to penetrate the tracheae. I also use wood vinegar, charcoal distillate mixed in.

Just make sure you buy 15 or 20 cell battery packs! And buy 2 of them as the trimmer with cord will need plenty of power. Like this one, not saying it's good just to show what batteries you need. https://h5.lazada.co.th/products/tanzu-tz-lm-2000-8-bl-i5021553315-s21229442921.html? I found the makita battery fitting best as there are plenty of tools and batteries available. De Walt might have their own system where cheap batteries don't fit and you must buy the more expensive original.

I did find them on a mango tree daytime. A whole bunch of them on a new shoot. About 8 mm long bright shining blue with club antennas. Didn't get any useful picture as it was windy that day. I'm practising permaculture and use only manure, compost and plenty of mulch. The reason for sad looking trees is that those bugs eat away every new shoot so trees have only old leafs. The few mangos they haven't found (yet) are looking healthy. If I see them again and get a good picture I will post it.

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Sure, I can send you some cuttings later. Yes I chop it up and spread around other plants and trees. Contact me with your address.

Got seeds here: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/100-i3843288296-s14659381109.html I bought cuttings about a year ago from Lazada. Have just cut them back before rainy season, otherwise I could send you some. They grow very fast just about everywhere you put a stick in the ground. 🙂 Can develop to a potent weed if not looked after.

OK thanks then I understand. I have used industrial 3 phase motors that I fitted with capacitor myself in another life. Problem was the start torque, when running it worked fine. Problem solved anyway! Halfway down I found a glueing broken on the cheap blue pipes the well driller used 4 years ago. It broke when I got pressure in the system. I would use hdpe instead, but can't find the proper metal fittings here. Only plastic fittings and I have bad experience with them. Would to import from Europe.

Thanks Crossy. Yes I have changed a number of capacitors before, they don't seem to like the heat here. I changed to one I got for spare now, didn't work either. Yes. Yes. Is there any difference in the pump between them? Cooling down now so will take up pump.

I had to to buy a new deep well pump. 1 hp with capacitor sitting in pump house. Worked for a short time before giving up. It draws 6 amps measured at 220 connection in. When measure after capacitor the 3 phases going to pump I get 2,8 3,8 and 5,8 amps. 10, 23, 18 ohm measured across the phases with pump disconnected. Pump at 70 m down, going to take it up again tonight. Any suggestions how to check pump?

Thanks, I have half of what's on that page. But noting like this.

For several years there has been something on mango trees killing some of the new soft shoots. This year it's been on almost all trees, continuing for every new flush. There are small holes around the shoot evenly spaced. And a few other holes further out. It's not stem borers when I never find any larvae inside. I have stem borers too but they only make one hole. There could be a sap sucking insect walking around the shoot making them? Must be during night when I never seen any bugs in daytime. They do much harm as the trees struggle to grow and get cut back all the time. Haven't done any spraying of wood vinegar and soap this year when most trees are doing OK without it. Anyone got a suggestion what it could be? Might have to spend some nights with a headlamp among the trees...

When we started develop our land 7 years ago we got 4 mango plants from neighbours. Didn't understand yet then that they need to be grafted. They were from seeds. Growing very well, nice big trees but no fruits. I have now cut them back and grafted them all from bought trees. Will hopefully get fruit on them next season. A couple of the grafted trees we bought don't fruit either. A neighbour explained that some cultivars of mango don't like it here. I'm near the coast with no real cold winter and that might be the reason. This winter been way too warm and only a few mangos produce fruit. Potassium is needed to set fruit. I tried spraying one year without any result. I have bee feeding them lots of mulch from legumes so maybe too much nitrogen compared to potassium in the soil. Grafting is best done during summer when trees grow fast. But not that easy, takes some trail and error to get it to work. Important to find the right scion. Best if you can find some older shoots with buds ready to grow. Wrap the whole scion with tape to avoid it to dry out. I found this tape to work for me: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pvc-fruit-tree-grafting-tape-secateurs-engraft-branch-gardening-tool-2cm100m-i2669291664-s21729316545.html?

Dreams contra reality. Calculations how much material would be needed to fulfil those electric dreams. And how much material there is available. Anything those 4 persons say is worth listening to.

Conversation with people who really know the facts around EVs and Hydrogen vehicles. Possibilities and limits. Take the time to listen.