Insects and other arthropods recorded from stored maize in western Ethiopia

African Crop Science Journal,Vol. 4. No.3, pp. 339-343, 1996 Insects and other arthropods recorded from stored maize in western Ethiopia ABRAHAM TADESSE Code Number: CS96073 Sizes of Files: Text: 13.7K Graphics: Tables (jpg) - 260K ABSTRACT Surveys of species of arthropods on stored maize in western Ethiopia were conducted. Several species of arthropods were recorded. Among these, the Coleoptera Sitophilus spp., Tribolium spp., Carpophilus spp. and Cryptolestes spp., and Lepidoptera Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier), Ephestia cautella (Walker) and Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) were widespread and common. Several species of natural enemies of insect pests associated with stored produce were also recorded. It is necessary, therefore, that a nationwide survey be undertaken to determine the species of pests involved and the amount of losses inflicted by them in the various stored products in general and in stored maize in particular. Key Words: Insects, maize, pseudoscorpions resume Les etudes sur les especes d'artropodes etablies sur le mas en stock en Ethiopie de l' Ouest ont ete effectuees. Differentes especes d'arthropodes etaient enregistrees. Parmi elles, les Coleoptera Sitophilus spp., Tribolium spp., Carpophilus spp. et Cryptolestes spp. et Lepidoptera Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier), Ephestia cautella (Walker) et Plodia interpunctuella (Hubner) etaient largement repandus et communs. Differentes especes d'ennemies naturles des insectes associes avec les produits en stocks etaient egalement enregistrees. Ce qui montre qu'il pouvait etre important d'entreprendre des etudes au niveau national pour determiner les especes de ravageurs impliquees et les quantites de pertes provoquees par eux dans les differents produits en stocks en generale et le mais en particulier. Mots Cles: Insectes, mais, pseudoscorpions Copyright 1996 The African Crop Science Societ