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Control of the Beet Weevil in Cyprus
Author(s) -
Melifronides I.D.,
Zyngas J.Ph.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1976.tb02036.x
Subject(s) - weevil , infestation , pest analysis , biology , larva , pest control , agronomy , botany
During 1973, a severe attack by the Coleopteran Conorrhynchus brevirostris Gyll. was observed in a beet plantation near Morphou, on the north‐west coast of Cyprus (M elifronides , 1976). The larva of this pest penetrates the crown of the beet root and bores out galleries via which different root‐invading micro‐organisms find entry; such infested roots cannot be stored and have no commercial value. For control of this pest, several granular organophosphorous and organocarbamate insecticides were tested during 1975 and 1976, and effectively reduced infestation and damage by the beet weevil.