Abstract
Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is a major pest in East Africa causing yield losses of up to 14 metric tonnes per hectare annually. A study was conducted in Uganda to determine the effect of mulching on banana (Musa spp. L.) weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), movement relative to pheromone-baited traps. Three treatments were used to create different mulching levels: banana without mulch (control), banana with thin mulch (< 6 cm thick), and banana with thick mulch (15 cm thick). Pheromone trapswere placed in the plots and weevil trap catches were monitored. Weevil catches in pheromone traps from both mulched and unmulched plots were generally similar. The mulching level had no effect on the ratio of males to females recaptured. The numbers of weevils captured in pheromone traps were lower than in the wet season andwas not influenced by mulch levels. Mulching levels had a limited influence on the numbers of weevils recaptured from different directions. The results generally indicate that mulching has no effect on weevil catches in pheromone traps.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Weevil trap catches were generally similar in mulched and unmulched banana plots.
Verbatim
e1“Weevil catches in pheromone traps from both mulched and unmulched plots were generally similar”
e2“banana (Musa spp. L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch level did not affect the ratio of male to female weevils recaptured.
- Taxon
- bananae2
- Treatment
- mulching levele1
- Outcome
- ratio of males to females recapturede1
- Direction
- no effecte1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“The mulching level had no effect on the ratio of males to females recaptured”
e2“banana (Musa spp. L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Weevil captures in pheromone traps were lower than in the wet season.
Verbatim
e1“The numbers of weevils captured in pheromone traps were lower than in the wet season”
e2“banana (Musa spp. L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch level did not influence pheromone trap capture numbers.
- Taxon
- bananae3
- Treatment
- mulch levelse1
- Outcome
- numbers of weevils captured in pheromone trapse2
- Direction
- not influencede1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“was not influenced by mulch levels”
e2“numbers of weevils captured in pheromone traps”
e3“banana (Musa spp. L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch levels had limited influence on numbers of weevils recaptured from different directions.
- Taxon
- bananae2
- Treatment
- Mulching levelse1
- Outcome
- numbers of weevils recaptured from different directionse1
- Direction
- limited influencee1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“Mulching levels had a limited influence on the numbers of weevils recaptured from different directions”
e2“banana (Musa spp. L.)”
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