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Preliminary studies on the control of the coconut stick insect, Graeffea crouanii (Le Guillou), with systemic insecticides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. J. Stelzer
M. J. Stelzer
Affiliation:
UN/SPC Rhinoceros Beetle Project,*Apia, Western Samoa
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An attempt to control Graeffia crouanii (Le Guillou) with systemic insecticides injected into the trunk of coconut palms indicated a high potential for monocrotophos and dicrotophos. The fronds of 15-year-old palms treated with 6–7·5 ml active ingredient per palm were toxic to adult females for up to 16 weeks, and make a second treatment unnecessary. An analysis of coconuts from palms treated with monocrotophos (6 ml a.i.) showed no significant residues in the nut water or meat.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , August 1970 , pp. 49 - 51
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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