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Deleterious effects of plant cystatins against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus [PDF]
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
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Etude d'entomologie appliquée sur Cosmopolites sordidus GERM [PDF]
Cuillé, Jean
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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
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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
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Conditions d'un bon rendement du piégeage de Cosmopolites sordidus [PDF]
Vilardebo, Anselme
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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
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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
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Influence of plant and residue age on attraction, acceptance and larval survival of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
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]
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
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Peningkatan Infektivitas Jamur Entomopatogen, Beauveria Bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. Pada Berbagai Bahan Carrier Untuk Mengendalikan Hama Penggerek Bonggol Pisang, Cosmopolites Sordidus Germar Di Lapangan [PDF]
. 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)
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