Banana production is constrained by several biotic and abiotic factors, among which the banana pseudostem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis Olivier) is a destructive insect pest in India. This study compared integrated pest management (IPM) modules for the sustainable management of b...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74139
Banana is an important fruit crop in India, and the banana pseudostem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis Olivier, is a damaging internal feeder that affects plant vigour and pseudostem health. This study documented the biology and seasonal incidence of the pest in Sugandhi banana unde...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74138
The pseudostem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis Olivier) is a major pest of banana, causing significant yield losses. A field experiment was conducted over two consecutive seasons (2021 and 2022) using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with twelve treatments, including vario...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123401
The banana pseudostem weevil (BPW), Odoiporus longicollis Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major internal borer pest of banana causing severe yield losses due to its concealed feeding habit within the pseudostem. Conventional chemical control is often ineffective against...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103197
The present study was conducted to study the efficacy of different insecticides against management of both S. litura and E thrax both are defoliator pest of banana. Field experiments were carried out during 2021 and 2022 in farmers' fields located in the Tungabhadra Command area...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103099
A roving survey during 2020-21 was undertaken in different banana growing districts of Northern Karnataka to study the prevalence and the magnitude of the infestation of the banana pseudostem weevil, O.longicollis and to know the varietal reaction and preference to the banana pse...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111688
The 26 different formulations of Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson were developed and tested against third instar larvae of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius). The experiment was conducted at Bio control laboratory, Department of Entomology, Kittur Rani Chanamma College of Horticulture...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i52446
The present study was carried out at Department of Floriculture and landscape Architecture, UHS, Bagalkot, Karnataka. With the aim to elucidate the combining ability variances and effects of parents (7 lines and 3 testers) crossed in Line x Tester mating design that resulted in 2...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11865
An experiment was conducted to study, genetic variability in ridge gourd during rabi 2024 at College of Horticulture, Bagalkot. The observations were recorded on various growth, yield and quality contributing characters of population-I (ArkaPrasan x Sirsi Local-2) and population-...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101582
A field experiment was conducted to study the potentiality of different portions of vine and plant growth regulators on growth performance of sweet potato during 2019 and 2020 at vegetable block, College of Horticulture, Munirabad (Koppal), located in the northern dry zone of Kar...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113313