Kairomone trapping system for delivery of Beauveria bassiana to control the banana weevil

V. Tumuhaise; C. M. Nankinga; C. S. Gold; S. Kyamanywa; P. Ragama; W. K. Tushemereirwe

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Published: Sep 21, 2004

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Cosmopolites sordidus Musa spp pseudostem traps

V. Tumuhaise

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

C. M. Nankinga

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

C. S. Gold

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

S. Kyamanywa

Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University, P.O BOX 7062, Kampala, Uganda

P. Ragama

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

W. K. Tushemereirwe

Uganda National Banana Research Programme, NARO, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

Field studies were conducted to determine banana weevil attraction to processed banana tissue that could then be used at delivery sites for the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana.

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Tumuhaise, V., M. Nankinga, C., S. Gold, C., Kyamanywa, S., Ragama, P., & K. Tushemereirwe, W. (2004). Kairomone trapping system for delivery of Beauveria bassiana to control the banana weevil. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 630–635. Retrieved from http://journal.naro.go.ug/index.php/ujas/article/view/277

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2004)

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