Integrated pest management of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), in South Africa
The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, is an economical pest of Musa, distributed to most areas where the crop is grown. The beetle larvae produce feeding tunnels in the pseudostem and rhizome, reducing bunch weight and causing toppling or snapping of plants. In developing an integrated pest mana...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26176 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07102008-083542/ |