Effects of two pheromone trap densities against banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, populations and their impact on plant damage in Uganda

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 265-271

  Tinzaara, W ^a,b,c   Gold, C S ^a   Kagezi, G H ^a   Dicke, M ^c   Van Huis, A ^c   Nankinga, C M ^a,b   Tushemereirwe, W ^b   Ragama, P E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggregation pheromone; Cosmopolites sordidus; Curculionidae; Pheromone baited trap; Trap density

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; PHEROMONE TRAP; SPACING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MASAKA DISTRICT; SOUTH BUGANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS; CURCULIONIDAE;

EID: 20444440776     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2005.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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