Phenylphenalenones Accumulate in Plant Tissues of Two Banana Cultivars in Response to Herbivory by the Banana Weevil and Banana Stem Weevil [PDF]
Plants, 2016 Phenylphenalenone-type compounds accumulated in the tissues of two banana cultivars—Musa acuminata cv. “Grande Naine” (AAA) and Musa acuminata × balbisiana Colla cv. “Bluggoe” (ABB)—when these were fed on by the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germ.
Dirk Hölscher +2 more
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Attractiveness of host banana leaf materials to the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus in Ghana for development of field management strategies [PDF]
Pest Management Science, 2019 The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, has been frequently cited as the most challenging constraint to banana and plantain production, particularly in small-scale (smallholder) farming.
Samson Abagale +2 more
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(2R,5S)‐Theaspirane Identified as the Kairomone for the Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, from Attractive Senesced Leaves of the Host Banana, Musa spp. [PDF]
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2018 The principal active component produced by highly attractive senesced host banana leaves, Musa spp., for the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, is shown by coupled gas chromatography‐electroantennography (GC‐EAG), coupled GC‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS),
David Withall +2 more
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Caught on camera: Field imagery reveals the unexpected importance of vertebrates for biological control of the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus Col. Curculionidae) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Understanding of ecological interactions is necessary for the application of biological control. Banana is the second most produced fruit worldwide and the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is the most important pest of banana and plantain.
Paul Tresson +5 more
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First Evidence of Feeding-Induced RNAi in Banana Weevil via Exogenous Application of dsRNA [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is the most devastating pest of banana and plantain worldwide, yet current control measures are neither effective, sustainable, nor environmentally sound, and no resistant farmer-preferred cultivars are known to date.
Henry Shaykins Mwaka +6 more
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Dataset on the regulation of banana weevil abundance and corm damage associated with plant richness and the ground-dwelling arthropodsâ food web [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2017 The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled ÌPlant richness enhances banana weevil regulation in a tropical agroecosystem by affecting a multitrophic food web Ì [1].
Charlotte Poeydebat +3 more
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Data on the abundance of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus and of the earwig Euborellia caraibea in bare soil and cover crop plots [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2016 The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Cover cropping reduces the abundance of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus but does not reduce its damage to the banana plants” (Carval et al., in press) [1].
Dominique Carval +3 more
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Field validation of senesced banana leaf extracts for trapping banana weevils on smallholder banana/plantain farms [PDF]
Journal of Applied Entomology, 2020 AbstractPalm wine alcohol extract of senesced banana leaf material, Musa spp., was tested for its efficacy in open field trapping of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus in Ghana from June to August 2015. Modified pitfall and bottle traps were baited with either individual treatments, that is palm alcohol extract, C.
Samson A. Abagale +8 more
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Analysis of selected diploid banana genotypes for resistance to weevil damage and pollen quantity as key elements of banana breeding [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceBanana weevils (Cosmopolites sordidus) cause significant reductions in banana productivity in Uganda. Their distribution extends countrywide, with higher concentrations in the central region due to favorable environmental conditions.
Juliet Kemigisa +5 more
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Response of banana cultivars to banana weevil attack [PDF]
Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016 East African Highland Bananas (EAHB) (Musa AAA, 'Matooke' group) are a major staple food in the East African region. However, banana weevil (Cosmopolites sorllidus) is a major production constraint to bananas and may cause damage levels of up to 100%. Pesticides can effectively control banana weevil but these are unaffordable by resource poor farmers,
Kiggundu, A, Gold, CS, Vuylsteke, D
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