Chemical ecology and integrated management of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus in Uganda

vii Chapter 1 General introduction 1 W. Tinzaara, M. Dicke, A. van Huis & C.S. Gold Chapter 2 Different bioassays for investigating orientation responses of the banana 23 weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus show additive effects of host plant volatiles and the synthetic pheromone W. Tinzaara, M. Dicke, A. van Huis, J.J.A. van Loon & C.S. Gold Chapter 3 Host plant volatiles enhance the responses of the adult banana weevil, 35 Cosmopolites sordidus, to the synthetic aggregation pheromone W. Tinzaara, C.S. Gold, M. Dicke, A. van Huis & P.E. Ragama Chapter 4 The influence of age, female mating status and density of the banana weevil, 53 Cosmopolites sordidus, on its response to aggregation pheromone W. Tinzaara, C.S. Gold, M. Dicke, A. van Huis & P.E. Ragama Chapter 5 Factors influencing pheromone trap effectiveness in attracting the banana 67 weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus W. Tinzaara, C.S. Gold, M. Dicke, A. van Huis & P.E. Ragama Chapter 6 The effect of mulching on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, movement 83 relative to pheromone-baited traps W. Tinzaara, C.S. Gold, M. Dicke, A. van Huis & P.E. Ragama Chapter 7 Effect of two pheromone trap densities against banana weevil, Cosmopolites 95 sordidus, populations and their impact on plant damage in Uganda W. Tinzaara, C.S. Gold, G.H. Kagezi, M. Dicke, A.van Huis, C.M. Nankinga, W. Tushemereirwe & P.E. Ragama Chapter 8 Olfactory responses of banana weevil predators to volatiles from banana 107 pseudostem tissue and synthetic pheromone W. Tinzaara, C.S. Gold, M. Dicke & A. van Huis Chapter 9 Use of pheromone-baited traps enhances dissemination of entomopathogenic 121 fungi to control the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus W. Tinzaara, C. S. Gold, M. Dicke, A. van Huis & C. Nankinga Chapter 10 General discussion: Infochemicals and banana weevil control 137 W. Tinzaara _______________________________________________________________________________________ References 151 Appendix 175 Samenvatting 177 Acknowledgements 179 Curriculum vitae 181 List of publications 183