How Can I Control Monkeys In My Okra Farm?
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page 0 · 29 posts · 20 participants
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This thread is a community discussion where a farmer asks for solutions to monkey infestation in an okra farm. The conversation evolves from practical advice on trapping and using weeds as deterrents into a heated debate about the ethics of killing wildlife versus protecting crops, with some users mocking the seriousness of the issue.
Pain points:
stolen_harvest
Credibility signals:
user oyo007 explicitly requests responses from 'experienced farmers' and asks them not to derail the threaduser oyo007 attempts to control the tone of the discussion by asking for specific expertiseuser joinnow provides a specific anecdotal method involving 'Kai-kai Ogogoro Sapele water' linked to a specific location (Dangote refinery area)
“Grow weed side by side with okra, you will meet them sleeping next time.”
“To catch a monkey, you simply have to behave like one.”
“Instead of saving the okro People come dey tell op how to save the monkeys...oga this ur farm is a real monkey business o”
Unclassified: The thread contains significant banter and ethical debates regarding wildlife conservation versus crop protection, which does not fit strictly into the provided agricultural problem categories.
page 1 · 31 posts · 28 participants
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This thread is a lively discussion where users share various folk remedies, technological solutions, and humorous anecdotes regarding monkey infestation on okra farms. The conversation ranges from practical advice like using cayenne pepper, dogs, and scarecrows to dangerous suggestions involving poison and alcohol traps, alongside jokes about selling the captured monkeys.
Pain points:
stolen_harvest
“Get shearbutter, mix it with an unadulterated powdered cayenne pepper. Steam it and let everything mix well. Rub all the okra that are at their entrance or round the edges.”
“Catch dem d monkey alive I get market where u fit sell dem”
“do you eat monkey meat ? Set a basin of ogogoro at a strategic place in your farm and thank me later”
Unclassified: Discussion of using urea fertilizer to poison okra crops and killing monkeys via alcohol traps.
page 2 · 27 posts · 22 participants
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This thread is a lively discussion where farmers and forum members share humorous and practical advice on deterring monkeys from okra farms. The conversation ranges from suggesting scarecrows, alcohol traps, and guard dogs to joking about eating the monkeys, with some users expressing frustration at the lack of serious solutions.
Credibility signals:
Esude007 explicitly states 'I am a farmer na' to establish authority on the matter.
“Get enough ogogoro (kaikai) put it in bowls and leave it thank me latr”
“Put palmwine on the farm side and you'll see the monkey 🐒 sleeping off and that would be another source of income for you 👍”
“If you begin chop them, them go disappear one time”
Unclassified: The thread contains significant banter and sarcasm (e.g., jokes about monkey meat, calling the original poster a 'villain') which distracts from the core agricultural advice.
page 3 · 6 posts · 6 participants
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This is a discussion thread where farmers share informal, often unverified methods to control monkeys on okra farms, ranging from using alcohol to electric fences. The conversation includes a mix of practical advice, ecological commentary on bushmeat, and a cynical suggestion to sell the captured animals, but lacks formal coordination or detailed technical data.
“Put ogogoro inside several bowls and divide them allover the farm. Once they come they will drink it ajd get drunk. You will meet all of them there sleeping.”
“The ropes will be used to tye down the monkeys and cane will be used to control them”
“A LARGE BOWL OF SWEET PALM WINE DILUTED WITH TRAM..... People who eat will always drink. get ready to sell live monkeys.”
“On a norms you can't stop them. If it's their habitat then you have to relocate or you relocate them.”
Unclassified: The thread contains advice on using alcohol (ogogoro/palm wine) to intoxicate monkeys and suggests selling them, alongside more technical suggestions like electric fences. It also includes a social commentary on the depletion of wildlife due to bushmeat consumption.