Attractiveness of host banana leaf materials to the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus in Ghana for development of field management strategies.
Samson A AbagaleChristine M WoodcockKeith ChamberlainSamuel Osafo-AcquaahHelmut van EmdenMichael Alexander BirkettJohn A PickettHaruna BraimahPublished in: Pest management science (2018)
The results suggest that palm wine alcohol extracts of senesced banana leaf material could be used to lure adult C. sordidus to traps in the field, as part of an ethnobotanical-based approach for C. sordidus management on smallholder farms. © 2018 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.