
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wright, WE 
T1  - Insecticides for the control of dieldrin-resistant banana weevil borer, <I>Cosmopolites sordidus</I> Germar
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1977
VL  - 17
IS  - 86
SP  - 499
EP  - 504
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9770499 
N2  - 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. 
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