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The authors recommend including C. sordidus in disease prevention and management strategies for musaceous crops.
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e6“highlight the importance of including this insect in disease prevention and management strategies for musaceous crop production”
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Tatiana Camila Miranda-Salas; Barlin O. Olivares; Rommel Igor León-Pacheco; et al. Fungal Biology 2026. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2026.101791
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- Observation Cosmopolites sordidus populations ranged from 1 to 20 individuals per trap per week in Cavendish banana plantations in La Guajira, Colombia.
- Association Weevil populations showed a strong positive correlation with relative humidity and temperature (p < 0.001).
- Association Increases in C. sordidus populations preceded the appearance of Foc TR4 foci by one to two months in the field (Granger causality, p < 0.001).
- Association C. sordidus explained 87.1% of the variability in Foc TR4 disease incidence.
- Mechanism The authors interpret C. sordidus as a dispersal agent of Foc TR4 in banana, based on field-level statistical evidence.