Mass-trapping male Cylas spp. with sex pheromones: A potential IPM component in sweetpotato production in Uganda

Crop Protection

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 643-651

  Smit, N E J M ^a   Downham, M C A ^b   Laboke, P O ^c   Hall, D R ^b   Odongo, B ^c  

^a International Potato Center   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cylas brunneus; Cylas puncticollis; Mass trapping; Pheromone; Sweetpotato weevils; Uganda

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PHEROMONE TRAP;

UGANDA;

CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS; CYLAS BRUNNEUS; CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 0034787205     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(01)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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