Banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) tests for suspected resistance to carbofuran and dieldrin in Masaka District, Uganda

Damage by banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), contributed to the decline and disappearance of highland cooking-bananas (Musa spp., type AAA-EA) from the central region of Uganda. Commercial growers in the southwest use chemical insecticides for the control of the weevil although resistanc...

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Main Authors: Gold, C., Bagabe, M.I., Ssendege, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96043

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