Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition

The effect of covering post-harvest banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) oviposition levels was investigated at three locations, Sendusu, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and Ntungamo district of southwestern Uganda. In the first experiment ovipositio...

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Main Authors: Masanza, M., Gold, C., Huis, A. van, Ragama, P.E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91909
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author Masanza, M.
Gold, C.
Huis, A. van
Ragama, P.E.
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Huis, A. van
Masanza, M.
Ragama, P.E.
author_facet Masanza, M.
Gold, C.
Huis, A. van
Ragama, P.E.
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description The effect of covering post-harvest banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) oviposition levels was investigated at three locations, Sendusu, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and Ntungamo district of southwestern Uganda. In the first experiment oviposition levels were assessed in a banana system comprising growing plants and residues. Oviposition increased on sword suckers, reaching a peak 1–7 days after harvest and decreased thereafter. In the second experiment conducted on farmers' fields, corms received 70% of the eggs and pseudostems 30%. The area 5–10 cm below the collar received 27% of the eggs, the area 0–5 cm above the collar 30% and the area 5–10 cm above the collar 0.3%. The remaining eggs (43%) were laid 0–5 cm below the collar. The effect of stump height and covering the stumps was evaluated in both the wet and the dry seasons at Kawanda and Ntungamo. Cutting stumps to the ground level alone had no effect on oviposition. Covering post-harvest banana stumps reduced C. sordidus oviposition in the wet but not in the dry season.
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spelling CGSpace919092024-08-29T11:41:31Z Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition Masanza, M. Gold, C. Huis, A. van Ragama, P.E. bananas banana weevil cosmopolites sordid. ls crop sanitation cultural control oviposition pseudostem pos t-harvest The effect of covering post-harvest banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) oviposition levels was investigated at three locations, Sendusu, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and Ntungamo district of southwestern Uganda. In the first experiment oviposition levels were assessed in a banana system comprising growing plants and residues. Oviposition increased on sword suckers, reaching a peak 1–7 days after harvest and decreased thereafter. In the second experiment conducted on farmers' fields, corms received 70% of the eggs and pseudostems 30%. The area 5–10 cm below the collar received 27% of the eggs, the area 0–5 cm above the collar 30% and the area 5–10 cm above the collar 0.3%. The remaining eggs (43%) were laid 0–5 cm below the collar. The effect of stump height and covering the stumps was evaluated in both the wet and the dry seasons at Kawanda and Ntungamo. Cutting stumps to the ground level alone had no effect on oviposition. Covering post-harvest banana stumps reduced C. sordidus oviposition in the wet but not in the dry season. 2005-03 2018-03-23T06:49:00Z 2018-03-23T06:49:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91909 en Limited Access Springer Masanza, M., Gold, C., Van Huis, A. & Ragama, P. (2005). Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 25(1), 19-24.
spellingShingle bananas
banana weevil
cosmopolites sordid. ls
crop sanitation
cultural control
oviposition
pseudostem
pos t-harvest
Masanza, M.
Gold, C.
Huis, A. van
Ragama, P.E.
Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
title Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
title_full Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
title_fullStr Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
title_full_unstemmed Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
title_short Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
title_sort effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil cosmopolites sordidus coleoptera curculionidae oviposition
topic bananas
banana weevil
cosmopolites sordid. ls
crop sanitation
cultural control
oviposition
pseudostem
pos t-harvest
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91909
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