Banana Root Borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
EDIS, 2007 EENY-391, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Robert E. Woodruff and Thomas R. Fasulo, describes this serious insect pest of bananas with distribution throughout the banana growing regions of the world.
Robert E. Woodruff, Thomas R. Fasulo
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, 1942 Published as part of Zimmerman, Elwood C., 1942, Curculionidae of Guam, pp. 73-146 in Insects of Guam I, Honolulu, Hawaii :Bernice P.
Zimmerman, Elwood C.
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The challenge of biological control of Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Col. Curculionidae): A review [PDF]
Journal of Applied Entomology, 2021 AbstractThe banana weevil (also known as banana root borer) Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera Curculionidae) is the major pest of banana and plantain. Because banana ranks 2nd in fruit production worldwide, this pest has substantial social and economic importance. The biological control of the C.
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Efficient Synthesis of Sordidin, A Male Pheromone Compound Emitted by Cosmopolites Sordidus
Synthetic Communications, 1996 Abstract A multigram-scale synthesis of sordidin ((IS∗,3R∗,5R∗,7S∗) 2,8-dioxa 1-ethyl 3,5,7-trimethyl bicylo [3,2,1] octane) is described. Sordidin is obtained as a racemic mixture of its four isomers 1a-d (10 steps, 27% overall yield)
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Efectos del control del picudo negro (Cosmopolites sordidus) en el plátano.
Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2016 El objetivo del estudio fue comprobar el efecto en el plátano de las capturas masivas de adultos con feromonas y de la aplicación de hongos entomopatógenos sobre Cosmopolites sordidus.
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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 Manag Sci, 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.
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Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2017 O uso contínuo de agrotóxicos promove uma redução rápida e eficaz das pragas, contudo, esta prática acarreta nas pragas a possibilidade de desenvolver resistência, sujeitando o agricultor a mudar constantemente de produto, aumentar a dose ou até mesmo ...
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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, 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),
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Agropecuária Catarinense, 2020 Avaliaram-se as eficiências dos óleos vegetais de soja e de nim e do fungo entomopatogênico Beauveria bassiana no controle de adultos de Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
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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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