Kofiland Resort

Kofiland Resorts offers guests a choice of half and full day treks through routes that run in different directions through the plantation on the hill across the lake. Another option is to spend the night camping outdoor on the plantation after a half day trek in the afternoon. Tents are provided and catering services offered. The Thekkady area is largely mountainous and offers excellent opportunities for adventure sports such as extensive treks, angling and rock climbing. Do contact the resort manager assistance. View more at  Kofiland Resort Thekkady

Periyar National Park, also known as Periyar Tiger Reserve, is in the mountainous Western Ghats of Kerala, southern India. This wildlife sanctuary is home to tigers and a significant elephant population, as well as rare lion-tailed macaques, sambar deer, leopards and Indian bison. In the park's north, Periyar Lake is popular for boat rides. Farther north, spice plantations surround the town of Kumily. Know More: Thekkady Get Stay near Periyar National Park 4.2 km away   Kofiland Resorts

Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula is an exotic pet native to China, India, and Vietnam. It is actually not a fly, a planthopper also known as spotted lanternfly . Spotted lanternfly attacks the variety of host crops including grapes, pines, stone fruits etc. Almost 70 species hosts including apples, birch, cherry, grapes, Korean evodia etc. are attacked by this bugs . Adult lantern bugs were seen in 1 inch long and a half inch wide and they have a black head and greyish wings. A strong jumper, it jumps more than flies leap from location to location.  It observed as a poisonous insect in Chinese and it used traditional medicine to get relief from swelling.     Many people are unaware of protecting insects are essential to our world and existence of many wildlife. Observations show that lantern pest species are on the edge of extinction . Even though it causes threats to several crops, we have to protect them to balance our ecosystem...