Efficacy of pseudostem and pheromone seasonal trapping of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus in South Africa

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-218

  de Graaf, Johan ^a   Govender, Prem ^a   Schoeman, At S ^a   Viljoen, Altus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Pheromone trap; Pseudostem; Season; Sex

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FECUNDITY; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE TRAP; SEASONALITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

COLEOPTERA; COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS; CURCULIONIDAE; MUSA; MUSACEAE;

EID: 27744581496     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870500228529     Document Type: Article

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