Ethiopia is an agricultural country in the tropics which, because of large variation in altitudes, can grow a wide variety of tropical and temperate crops. Cereals are the most important crops as almost 90% of the agricultural production is from this group. Common cereals grown are tef, maize, barley, sorghum, wheat and millets. Tef (Eragrostis … Read more
Foreword The pages under the heading Ethiopia are adapted from the book: INSECT PESTS OF CEREALS IN ETHIOPIA identification and control methods, byHein Bijlmakers, FAO/UNDP Project ETH/86/029 Crop Protection Phase II,Addis Ababa, October 1989 Note that this website is an adaptation of the book and deals mainly with the identification of insect pests. Chemical control … Read more
A list of references related to insect pests of cereals in Ethiopia. Adhanom Negasi & Abraham Tadesse. (1985) A review of research on insect pests of maize and sorghum in Ethiopia. In: Tsedeke Abate (Ed.) (1985): 7 19. Adugna Haile & Kemal Ali. (1985) A review of research on insect pests of small cereals in … Read more
A glossary of technical terms used on this site. Abdomen the posterior of the three body divisions of an insect a.i. active ingredient Alatae winged forms Apex (pl. Apices) top Apterae wingless forms Bacillus thuringiensis a spore forming bacterium which can be used to control certain insect pests especially caterpillars Bait usually poisoned foodstuff used … Read more
The following checklist shows insects that are found on cereals in Ethiopia. Insects in the list are sorted by insect order and family. The most important field pests are marked with an asterisk ((*)).Storage pests are marked with (s). ORTHOPTERA Acrididae Aiolopus longicornis Tef Grasshopper Aiolopus simulatrix (Walker) Clay Grasshopper Anacridium melanorhodon … Read more
Scientific name: Spodoptera exempta (Walker) Common name: African Armyworm Synonyms: Laphygma exempta (Wlk.) Ethiopian name: Temch Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Grasses, Maize, Sorghum, Tef, Rice Alternative hosts: Many species of cereals and wild grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: During outbreaks a major pest of: Barley, Maize, Sorghum, Tef, Wheat DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: Outbreaks … Read more
Scientific name: Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) Common name: Wheat Aphid; Greenbug Ethiopian name: Yesinde Kish Kish Order: Homoptera Family: Aphididae HOSTS: Main hosts: Many cereals and grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Wheat Minor pest of: Barley DAMAGE: The aphids are found in colonies on the plants. Sap sucking on the leaves often causes yellowing … Read more
Scientific name: Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) Common name: Desert Locust Ethiopian name: Yeberha Anbeta Order: Orthoptera Family: Acrididae HOSTS: Main hosts: Polyphagous with some preference for Gramineae IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Barley, Maize, Sorghum, Wheat DAMAGE: Nymphs and adults feed on the leaves and soft shoots. They eat from the margin inwards which results … Read more
Scientific name: Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) Common name: Maize Aphid; Corn Leaf Aphid Synonyms: Aphis maidis Fitch Ethiopian name: Yebekolo Kish Kish Order: Homoptera Family: Aphididae HOSTS: Main hosts: Young leaves of Maize, Sorghum, Barley, Wheat, and other Gramineae Alternative hosts: Tobacco, Cyperaceae and some other plants IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Barley, Maize, Sorghum, … Read more
Scientific name: Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier) Common name: Sorghum Chafer Ethiopian name: Dinza Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Sorghum, Pearl millet, Maize Alternative hosts: Flowers of cotton, Citrus spp, and few other plants IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Sorghum DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: Especially serious in the North of Ethiopia at altitudes below 2000 … Read more
