Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda

M. Masanza; C. S. Gold; A. van Huis; P. E. Ragama

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Published: Sep 21, 2004

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BananaCosmopolites sordidus crop residues yields

M. Masanza

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

A. van Huis

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

P. E. Ragama

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

Abstract

Removal and destruction of banana crop residues after harvest has been widely recommended for the control of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus control.

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Masanza , M., S. Gold, C., van Huis, A., & E. Ragama, P. (2004). Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 636–644. Retrieved from http://journal.naro.go.ug/index.php/ujas/article/view/278

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2004)

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