Field efficacy of imidacloprid and <i>Steinernema carpocapsae</i> in a chitosan formulation against the red palm weevil <i>Rhynchophorus ferrugineus</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in <i>Phoenix canariensis</i>

Abstract

Both imidacloprid and S. carpocapsae in a chitosan formulation proved highly effective against R. ferrugineus in the field, and their efficacies did not significantly change when used in combination.