Dataset on the abundance of ants and Cosmopolites sordidus damage in plantain fields with intercropped plants [PDF]
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Ant abundance and Cosmopolites sordidus damage in plantain fields as affected by intercropping” (A.G. Dassou, D. Carval, S. Dépigny, G.H Fansi, P. Tixier, 2015) [1].
Anicet Gbèblonoudo Dassou +4 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]
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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Banana Root Borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
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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Continuous Mapping Identifies Loci Associated With Weevil Resistance [Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)] in a Triploid Banana Population [PDF]
The first step toward marker-assisted selection is linking the phenotypes to molecular markers through quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis. While the process is straightforward in self-pollinating diploid (2x) species, QTL analysis in polyploids ...
Brigitte Uwimana +2 more
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Selecting native entomopathogenic fungi against Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) in the laboratory [PDF]
The objective of this study was to select native isolates of entomopathogenic fungi against adult Cosmopolites sordidus in laboratory conditions.
Junior Steve Garrido Pérez +3 more
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Metagenomic binning of PacBio HiFi data prior to assembly reveals a complete genome of Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleopterea: Curculionidae, Dryophthorinae) the most damaging arthropod pest of bananas and plantains [PDF]
PacBio HiFi sequencing was employed in combination with metagenomic binning to produce a high-quality reference genome of Cosmopolites sordidus.
Alfredo Rodriguez Ruiz, Alex R. Van Dam
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El picudo del plátano es una de las plagas más importante provocado pérdidas en el rendimiento de las musáceas y el manejo ha sido principalmente con insecticidas sintéticos, siendo necesario la búsqueda de alternativas biológicas donde los hongos ...
Leandra Jobelky Suarez Quintero +2 more
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Pyrosequencing the Midgut Transcriptome of the Banana Weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Reveals Multiple Protease-Like Transcripts. [PDF]
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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The challenge of biological control of Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Col. Curculionidae): A review [PDF]
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.
Paul Tresson +3 more
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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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