Weevil Borers Affect the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Banana Fusarium Wilt [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Dispersal of propagules of a pathogen has remarkable effects on the development of epidemics. Previous studies suggested that insect pests play a role in the development of Fusarium wilt (FW) epidemics in banana fields. We provided complementary evidence
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Pyrosequencing the Midgut Transcriptome of the Banana Weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Reveals Multiple Protease-Like Transcripts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus is an important and serious insect pest in most banana and plantain-growing areas of the world. In spite of the economic importance of this insect pest very little genomic and transcriptomic information exists for ...
Arnubio Valencia +7 more
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Morphology and Morphometry of the Reproductive Tract of the Cotton Boll Weevil after Prolonged Feeding on Alternative Diets [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) survives on alternative diets; however, this induces reproductive diapause. The objective was to evaluate the morphology and morphometry of the reproductive tract of this weevil after feeding on ...
Thiele da Silva Carvalho +5 more
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Farming System and Nematodes Affect the Rhizosphere Microbiome of Tropical Banana Plants. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol RepThe banana crops showed a core microbiome of 77 ASV, mostly belonging to Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacilli. Specific groups of bacteria and fungi were linked to each nematode species or feeding group, with a core microbiome of correlated taxa found only when considering nematodes by feeding groups.
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Farm Typologies of Banana and Plantain Smallholders: Agricultural Practices and Disease Constraints in Department of Huila, Colombia. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo)Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are among the most widely cultivated crops in tropical regions and are consumed worldwide. These agricultural systems provide fundamental products in the Colombian basket of goods and generate the highest domestic rural employment.
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New Record of Metarhizium brunneum Infecting Banana Weevil in Peru: Implications for Biological Control [PDF]
Journal of FungiThe use of entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents has gained increasing relevance as a sustainable alternative to chemical insecticides in tropical agroecosystems.
Edwin Mondragon-Herrera +3 more
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Field Evaluation of Spent Pleurotus ostreatus Substrate Reveals Limited Suppression of Fusarium Wilt in Banana [PDF]
Journal of FungiFusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), the causal agent of Fusarium wilt of banana, can persist in the soil for extended periods as chlamydospores or endophytes in weeds, complicating control measures.
Walter Ocimati +3 more
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Isolation and Characterization of Beauveria caledonica (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Strains for Biological Control of Odoiporus longicollis Oliver (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
MicroorganismsThe banana pseudostem weevil (BPW), Odoiporus longicollis (Oliver), is one of the most destructive pests of bananas that is seriously affecting the yield and quality of bananas.
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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 Samson A 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 Samson A Abagale +2 more
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