Becke, H.I., Achiri, T.D., Okolle, J.N., Ntonifor, N.N., Ruppel, S., & Mgosong, C. 2024 Field efficacy of botanicals and beneficial microbes to control banana mealybug (Pseudococcus elisae Borchsenius) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae. Crop Protection doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106549

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biological control

Notes: Short- and long-term effects of 2 beneficial microbes (Beauveria bassiana and Kosakonia radicincitans), 2 neem-based botanicals (Orgamix and Rata®), 3 chemical insecticides Pyriforce® (Chlorpyriphos-ethyl), Calixine Super® (Acetamipride and B ifenthrin), and Parastar EC40® (Imidachlorpride and Lambda-cyhalothrin), and tap water (Control) were evaluated on mealybug in a newly established and 5-year-old banana farms.