
%0 Journal Article
%A Wright, WE 
%T Insecticides for the control of dieldrin-resistant banana weevil borer, <I>Cosmopolites sordidus</I> Germar
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1977/06/01
%V 17
%N 86
%P 499-504
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9770499
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9770499 
%X Field trials were carried out in the Brunswick River district of New South Wales from 1971 to 1975 to evaluate insecticides against dieldrin-resistant banana weevil borer, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar. Effective control was obtained by spraying the bases of plants and surrounding soil to a radius of 30 cm in spring and autumn with pirimiphos-ethyl and chlorpyrifos emulsions at 2.24 kg active ingredient ha-1 (1.12g per plant) per application. Chlordecone dust, pirimiphos-ethyl granules and chlorpyrifos powder sprinkled by hand at 2.8 kg ha-1 a.i. (1.42 g per plant) per application also gave effective control and could be used where water is unavailable. 
