Hot-water treatment for the control of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Uganda

African Entomology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-221

  Gold, C S ^a   Night, G ^a   Abera, A ^a   Speijer, P R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Banana weevil; Cosmopolites sordidus; Cultural control; Highland banana; Hot water treatment; Musa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CATOSTOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MUSA;

EID: 0032409365     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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