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Evaluation of pseudostem trapping as a control measure against banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2022

C.S. Gold ,
S.H. Okech  and
S. Nokoe
C.S. Gold*
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
S.H. Okech
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
S. Nokoe
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria
*
* Fax: 256 41 223494 E-mail: c.gold@imul.com
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Abstract

Controlled studies to determine the efficacy of pseudostem trapping in reducing adult populations of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), were conducted under farmer conditions in Ntungamo district, Uganda. Twenty-seven farms were stratified on the basis of C. sordidus population density (estimated by mark and recapture methods) and divided among three treatments: (i) researchermanaged trapping (one trap per mat per month): (ii) farmer-managed trapping (trap intensity at discretion of farmer); and (iii) controls (no trapping), Intensive trapping (managed by researchers) resulted in significantly lower C. sordidus damage after one year. Over the same period, C. sordidus numbers declined by 61% on farms where trapping was managed by researchers, 53% where farmers managed trapping and 38% on farms without trapping; however, results varied greatly among farms and, overall, there was no significant effect of trapping on C. sordidus numbers. Moreover, there was only a weak relationship between the number of C. sordidus removed and the change in population density. Trapping success appeared to be affected by management levels and immigration from neighbouring farms. Although farmers were convinced that trapping was beneficial, adoption has been low due to resource requirements.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 35 - 44
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Copyright © CAB International 2002

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