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Deleterious effects of plant cystatins against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 2009
AbstractThe general potential of plant cystatins for the development of insect‐resistant transgenic plants still remains to be established given the natural ability of several insects to compensate for the loss of digestive cysteine protease activities.
Kiggundu, Andrew   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Falsa broca aumenta disseminação de Beauveria bassiana em populações de campo da broca-do-rizoma da bananeira West Indian Sugarcane Weevil enhances dissemination of Beauveria bassiana on field populations of the banana weevil

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2011
A transmissão horizontal de fungos entomopatogênicos tem papel importante na epizootiologia, pois está diretamente associada à disseminação do agente causal da doença de insetos.
Giuliano Pauli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Susceptibility of Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to Heterorhabditis sp. (Poinar), Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) and isolates of entomopathogenic fungi

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2023
Background The weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus), and M. hebetatus (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) form a complex of important pests of plantain crops, causing crop losses of over 60%.
Lizeth Tabima   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing Cosmopolites sordidus populations and damage using traps baited with pheromone and plantain corm/Reducción de poblaciones y daños de Cosmopolites sordidus mediante trampas cebadas con feromona y cormo de plátano

open access: yesEcosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2017
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus is an important pest in plantain and banana crops throughout the world. The objective was to evaluate a mass trapping system based on traps baited with synthetic pheromone (sordidin) + plantain corm tissue to ...
Rodolfo Osorio-Osorio   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plantain hybrids for the humid forest agroecology of Central Africa – diseases and pests load, fruit yield and farmers perception

open access: yesPlant Production Science, 2022
Plantain is one of the major staples contributing to food security and income generation in West and Central Africa. Local cultivars in Cameroon are susceptible to pests and diseases causing severe losses in plantain production.
Jules Appolinaire Lienou   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of plant and residue age on attraction, acceptance and larval survival of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]

open access: yes
Laboratory trials were conducted in Uganda at the Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute to determine attraction, eclosion success and larval survivorship of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) on crop residues of different ages.
Gold, C.S.   +3 more
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Local and neighboring patch conditions alter sex-specific movement in banana weevils [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the movements and spread of a species over time and space is a major concern of ecology. Here, we assessed the effects of an individual's sex and the density and sex ratio of conspecifics in the local and ...
Carval, Dominique   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Peningkatan Infektivitas Jamur Entomopatogen, Beauveria Bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. Pada Berbagai Bahan Carrier Untuk Mengendalikan Hama Penggerek Bonggol Pisang, Cosmopolites Sordidus Germar Di Lapangan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
. Hasyim, A. 2007. Enhancing Infectious Capacity of Entomopathogen Fungi, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. Using Various Carrier Materials in Controlling Banana Corm Borer, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar under Field Condition.
Hasyim, A. (Ahsol)
core   +2 more sources

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