Scientific name: Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) Common name: Green Stink Bug; Green Vegetable Bug Order: Heteroptera Family: Pentatomidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Castor, Various vegetables, Cotton Alternative hosts: Potato, Sweet potato, Citrus spp, Tomato, Haricot bean, Soybean and many other Leguminosae, Cereals IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Maize, Sorghum, Wheat DAMAGE: Usually they attack the seeds … Read more
Scientific name: Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker) Common name: Red Tef Worm Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Tef Alternative hosts: A few species of grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Tef DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: This pest is most serious when tef is grown on black or heavy deeply cracking clay soils. It has been … Read more
Scientific name: Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur) Common name: Mendi Termite Ethiopian name: Mist Order: Isoptera Family: Termitidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Polyphagous on a wide range of plants IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Tef Minor pest of: Barley, Maize, Wheat, Millets, Sorghum, Peppers and several other crops. DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: The species is found throughout the … Read more
Scientific name: Locusta migratoria migratorioides (Reiche & Fairmaire) Common name: African Migratory Locust Ethiopian name: Ye Africa Tezamatch Anbeta Order: Orthoptera Family: Acrididae HOSTS: Main hosts: Polyphagous with some preference for Gramineae IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Barley, Wheat DAMAGE: Both the nymphs and adults are feeding on the leaves. Solitary forms do not … Read more
Scientific name: Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Common names: American Bollworm; African Bollworm Synonyms: Heliothis armigera (Hubner) Heliothis obsoleta F. Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Cotton, Beans, Maize, Sorghum Alternative hosts: Tobacco, Tomato, Many pulses, Wheat IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Several pulses, tomato, cotton Minor pest of: Maize, Sorghum, Wheat DAMAGE: In sorghum … Read more
Scientific name: Erlangerius niger Weise Common name: Black Tef Beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Tef Alternative hosts: Wheat IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Tef Minor pest of: Wheat DAMAGE: The adult beetle is the damaging stage. If feeds on the milky grains and sometimes on the leaves. Crop losses of up … Read more
Scientific name: Chnootriba similis (Thunberg) Common names: Tef Epilachna; Tef Ladybird Beetle Synonym: Epilachna similis (Thunberg) Order: Coleoptera Family: Coccinellidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Tef, Maize, Barley, Wheat, Grasses, Several other plants IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Barley, Sorghum, Tef, Wheat, Millets DAMAGE: Larvae and adults feed on the leaves, leaving one epidermis and the … Read more
Scientific name: Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko) Common names: Barley Aphid; Russian Wheat Aphid Ethiopian name: Yegebs Kish Kish Order: Homoptera Family: Aphididae HOSTS: Main hosts: Barley, Wheat Alternative hosts: Other cereals, Grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Barley, Wheat Minor pest of: Tef DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: A serious pest in the highlands at 2400 m … Read more
Scientific name: Diopsis sp. Common name: Stalk-Eyed Fly Order: Diptera Family: Diopsidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Sorghum Alternative hosts: Rice, Millet, Sugarcane IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Sorghum DAMAGE Attack by this species results in “dead hearts”. The damage is similar to that caused by Atherigona soccata. Diopsis will appear later in the season. When … Read more
Scientific name: Delia arambourgi (Seguy) Common name: Barley Fly Synonyms: Hyelemya arambourgi Seguy Order: Diptera Family: Anthomyiidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Barley Alternative hosts: Maize, Wheat, Bulrush millet, Tef, Some grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Barley, Tef Minor pest of: Wheat DAMAGE: The larva feeds on the stem of the central shoot. The central … Read more
