21. The mopane tree also serves as a host plant for the mopane psyllid " Retroacizzia mopani ". 22. The mopane tree also serves as a host plant for the mopane psyllid " Retroacizzia mopani ". 23. Since the 1950s, commercial farming methods have been applied to the mopane worm harvests, particularly in South Africa. 24. Mudumu National Park is a vast expanse of dense savannah and mopane woodland with the Kwando River at its western border. 25. The park is characterised by Mopane and Miombo woodland and marshy wetlands which attracts a significant number of birds to the reserve. 26. Mopane is fairly oily, seasons very well with few splits or shakes, and produces instruments of a warm, rich tone.27. Mopane twigs have been traditionally used as tooth brushes, bark to make twine and for tanning, and leaves for healing wounds.28. The tree is a major food source for the mopane worm, the caterpillar of the moth " Gonimbrasia belina ". 29. Although just under in extent, it is a surprisingly diverse Reserve, combining mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons. 30. The mopane landscape is found on heavier soils and covers 37.5 % of the park, dominated by mopane-dominated closed woodlands.
