Integration of pheromones and the entomopathogenic fungus for the management of the banana weevil

W. Tinzaara; C. S. Gold; C. Nankinga; M. Dicke; Arnold  van Huis; P. E. Ragama; G. H. Kagezi

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Published: Sep 21, 2004

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Beauveria bassiana delivery system Musa spp transmission pheromones

W. Tinzaara

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

C. S. Gold

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

C. Nankinga

National Agricultural Research Organization, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda

M. Dicke

Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 8031, 6700 EH Wageningen, The Netherlands

Arnold van Huis

Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 8031, 6700 EH Wageningen, The Netherlands

P. E. Ragama

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

G. H. Kagezi

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

Candidate strains of the fungus Beauveria bassiana have been identified for use in the integrated pest management of the banana weevil (Cosmopolites Sordidus).

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Tinzaara, W., S. Gold, C., Nankinga, C., Dicke, M., van Huis, A. ., E. Ragama, P., & H. Kagezi, G. (2004). Integration of pheromones and the entomopathogenic fungus for the management of the banana weevil. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 621–629. Retrieved from http://journal.naro.go.ug/index.php/ujas/article/view/276

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