To monitor the corm and stem weevil, 2 ft long longitudinal stem trap @40 traps/acre can be placed at different places. The collected weevils are to be killed using kerosene.
Keep the Banana fields as well as surrounding areas weed free and spray systemic insecticides to control the insect vectors.
Banana corm split trap
Management-
- Trap adult weevils with pseudostem chopped into small pieces kept near infested clump at 65/ha.
- Soil incorporation at the time of planting: carbofuran 3 G 10g, phorate 10 G 5 g/plant, lindane 1.3 D 20 g/plant.
- Before planting, the suckers should be dipped in 0.1 per cent quinalphos emulsion.
- Apply castor cake 250g or carbaryl 50g dust or phorate 10g per pit before planting also prevents infestation
- Severe attack dimethoate, methyl demeton, or phosphamidon may be sprayed around the collar region.
Spray of Arka banana special recommended by IIHR (Indian Institute of Horticultural Research) micronutrient formulation on canopy.
Dosage- Banana special-5gm/lit of water, one shampoo pouch and two lemons for 20 litre of solution.
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