Metarhizium anisopliae for Banana – Control Root Weevils & Pseudostem Weevil

Your banana plants look healthy, but then they start yellowing, failing to fruit, or suddenly toppling over. That could be root weevil or pseudostem weevil. Root weevil larvae feed on the corm and roots, weakening the plant. Pseudostem weevil larvae bore into the pseudostem, creating tunnels that cause collapse. Chemical controls are often ineffective because the larvae are inside the plant or deep in the soil.

Metarhizium anisopliae is your organic answer.

The fungus infects weevil larvae and adults. When you apply it to the soil or inject it into boreholes, the spores attach to the weevil’s body, germinate, and kill it within days.

How to apply Metarhizium on banana:

Pre‑planting pit treatment (for root weevil prevention):

• Take 200‑250g of Bactostore’s Metarhizium powder per pit

• Mix with 10‑15 kg of well‑decomposed FYM

• Incorporate into the pit soil before planting the sucker

Sucker treatment (before planting):

• Mix 10g of Metarhizium powder (or 10 ml liquid) in 1 litre of water

• Dip the banana sucker or tissue‑culture plantlet for 10‑15 minutes

• Shade dry for 30 minutes before planting

Soil drench for existing plants:

• Mix 200‑250g of powder (or 200‑250 ml liquid) in 10 litres of water

• Drench around the root zone every 2‑3 months

For pseudostem weevil (injection method):

• Mix 5‑10g of Metarhizium powder in 1 litre of water

• Using a syringe (without needle), inject 20‑30 ml into each visible borehole on the pseudostem

• Also spray the entire pseudostem with the same solution

• Repeat after 15 days if weevil activity persists

Results: Reduced weevil damage, healthier plants, higher yields, and organic certification.

Buy Metarhizium for your banana garden from Bactostore.

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