08-28-2009, 07:26 AM
The guava so much of the pig cycle now, The only real way to beat the guava is to eliminate the pig.... kind of throwing out the baby with the bath water in the philosophy of the local pig hunters i bet
until we can bioengineer a specific targeted finite lifespan pest to get this stuff the best we will be able to do is with O'O' bars and chain saws Im afraid
The problem with Tectococcus ovatus is that its just not prolific enough. Even the supporting biologists talk in terms of "arresting the spread" "slowing the spread" not "biological control"
The pigs eat the fruit and disperse the seed, its part of the plant life cycle now
But it does make nice hot burning fire wood once dried
until we can bioengineer a specific targeted finite lifespan pest to get this stuff the best we will be able to do is with O'O' bars and chain saws Im afraid
The problem with Tectococcus ovatus is that its just not prolific enough. Even the supporting biologists talk in terms of "arresting the spread" "slowing the spread" not "biological control"
The pigs eat the fruit and disperse the seed, its part of the plant life cycle now
But it does make nice hot burning fire wood once dried