Recently India’s biggest monument, Taj Mahal was infested by insects. These insects deposited greenish pigments all over the monument. This is a matter of great concern for us, for it will destroy not only one of the seven monuments of the world, but also effect the economy of our country. The white marble of Taj Mahal is some thing that attracts Tourist from all over the world. Lately, due to increasing industries and pollution problem, the wite colour of Taj was being affected. Therefore all industries have been shifted to a safe distance to prevent further damage to the pride of India.
Now, after solving this problem Taj Mahal is facing yet another problem. Besides attracting tourist, it has attracted insects. Tourist attraction was beneficial for the country but unfortunately insect attraction will harm our nation. These insects are not only a pain to the human population in and around that area, they have also started spoiling the beauty of Taj Mahal. Due to these insects, we find a greenish colour pigment all over the monument, spoiling the white beauty of Taj. We find that the insect infestation is maximum on the rear wall of the Taj Mahal.
Before authorities could take proper step to sort out this problem, we find another problem in front of us, namely these insects have now attracted hordes of spiders. These spiders feast on these insects which is good but they have damaged the gardens of Taj Mahal. It is found that these spiders belong to goeldichironomous, and the phonognatha genus of araneidae family. Now, new species are being found in the growing population of spiders. These new spices are identified as polypedilum and glyptotendipes. It is found that all these spices of spiders can withstand temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. The increasing growth of spiders have damaged the trees and plants with their webs. This is a grave problem for us. Now the Archaeological Survey of India’s horticulture department has approached the entomology department of St John’s College’s seeking their help in this matter.
