African Plant Protection (2003) 9, 1-3

P.S. Schoeman and H. Botha (2003)
Field management of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with Beauveria bassiana
African Plant Protection 9 (1), 1-3
Abstract: A stem-baiting technique originally used for the introduction of insecticides and entomopathogenic nematodes to banana plants in Australia was evaluated in South Africa for the control of banana weevil with Beauveria bassiana. Initially, no weevil control was observed but, with subsequent applications, inoculum of the pathogen built up sufficiently to provide effective control under field conditions. When adult weevils were incubated in the laboratory even the control group showed signs of mycosis, indicating effective transmission of the pathogen or migration of weevils between plants and plots.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pieter Schalk Schoeman

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
application technology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cosmopolites sordidus	Banana/plantain (Musa)	South Africa
Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen)	Cosmopolites sordidus	Banana/plantain (Musa)	South Africa