Screening barrier plants to reduce crop attack by sweet potato weevil ( Cylas formicarius )

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 894-900
Author(s):  
Taiwo E Dada ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
Anne C Johnson ◽  
Mudassir Rehman ◽  
Geoff M Gurr
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Cylas Formicarius ◽  
Sweet Potato Weevil

scholarly journals Using the Mark-and-Release Method in the Estimation of Adult Population of Sweet Potato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) in a Sweet Potato Field

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuyosi SUGIMOTO ◽  
Yasuyuki SAKURATANl ◽  
Osamu SETOKUCHI ◽  
Takahiro KAMIKADO ◽  
Keiji KIRITANI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Potato Field ◽  
Cylas Formicarius ◽  
Sweet Potato Weevil ◽  
Release Method

scholarly journals Estimations of Attractive Area of Pheromone Traps and Dispersal Distance, of Male Adults of Sweet Potato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (FABRICIUS) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuyosi SUGIMOTO ◽  
Yasuyuki SAKURATANI ◽  
Osamu SETOKUCHI ◽  
Takahiro KAMIKADO ◽  
Keiji KIRITANI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Dispersal Distance ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Cylas Formicarius ◽  
Sweet Potato Weevil

scholarly journals Efficacy of Biopesticide Be-Bas against Sweet Potato Weevils (Cylas formicarius Fabricius) in Tidal Land

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Yusmani Prayogo ◽  
Marida Santi Yudha Ika Bayu
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Beauveria Bassiana ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
Stem Base ◽  
Cylas Formicarius ◽  
Sweet Potato Weevil ◽  
Better Than

In Indonesia tidal land is very wide and quite potential for sweet potatoes, but an obstacle for this cultivation is sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius) causes loss of 100%. This research aimed to evaluate the efficacy of biopesticide Be-Bas contains Beauveria bassiana entomopathogenic conidia to C. formicarius mortality at tidal lands. This study was conducted on June-November 2016 in South Kalimantan. The research consisted of five treatments and five replications. Results showed that the application of biopesticide Be-Bas in the planting hole and stem base was effective to cause mortality of 17 and 15 larvae per tuber, respectively. However, the application by soaking cutting was able to kill 3 larvae per tuber. The application of biopesticide Be-Bas in the planting hole and stem base were also effective to suppress the number of eggs laid by C. formicarius in the tuber, hence there was no damage found on the tuber. Meanwhile, the application of conventional insecticide was less effective because a total of 17 eggs and 3 larvae of C. formicarius were still found in each tuber. It caused tuber damage up to 17%, thus the tuber cannot be consumed. Therefore, the application of biopesticide Be-Bas in the planting hole or stem base was considered capable to suppress tubers damage caused by C. formicarius better than that of conventional insecticide.

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