Intensive field studies conducted in the banana growing areas in western Kenya have lead to the identification of 12 predators of eggs, larvae and pupae of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus. None of the predators attacked the adult weevils and also no parasitoids were recorded. The paper briefly describes the prevalence and distribution of the predators in banana plantations.
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