Browsing by Author "Garrad, S"
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An integrated pest management approach for the control of sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Garrad, S; Sallam, M; Oehlschlager, A (BSES, 2000)Treatments with Regent alone and in combination with pheromone trapping of sugarcane weevil borers were assessed in field trials in the Mulgrave area. Results suggest that the combination of insecticidal treatment with ... -
Improving the profitability of canefarmers in the wet tropics : Analysis and strategies : final report BSS222
Hanlon, D; Rigney, JT; McMahon, GG; Garrad, S (2002)This document provides the results of a 4-year benchmarking project in the Wet Tropics region of the Queensland sugar industry. The project examined production costs from Tully in the South to Mossman in the North as well ... -
The use of aggregation pheromones for the management of weevil borers in cane fields
Sallam, M; Garrad, S; Oehlschlager, A (BSES, 2000)Pheromone mass trapping of adult sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus, was conducted during February-June 1999 in far-north Queensland using a combination of rhynchophorol/octanol, ethyl acetate and pieces of split ...