Tropical Pest Management · 1987 · 10 citations · 2 references
Life SciencesEntomologyPlant PathologyAgricultural EntomologyBiological ControlInsect EcologyFruit PestsInsect Disease EcologyInsect-plant InteractionsPest ControlPest ManagementPest SuppressionFruit Crop PestsInsect Pest ControlInsect Pest ManagementInsect RepellentsPest Infestation SeverityVector-borne Plant Disease ManagementWeevil Infestation
Abstract The mango nut weevil, Sternochetus gravis (F.) is an important pest, and control with insecticides is difficult and impracticable. Treatment by clean cultivation reduced fruit attack from 87% (untreated) to 68%, by stirring the soil under trees to 78%, and handpicking of adults which had ascended the trees was least effective. In combination the three treatments reduced attack to 24%.
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Handbook of Economic Entomology for South India