Scientific name: Decticoides brevipennis Ragge Common name: Welo Bush Cricket Ethiopian name: Degeza Order: Orthoptera Family: Tettigoniidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Wild grasses, Meskel daisies Alternative hosts: Tef, Wheat, Barley IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Tef, Wheat Minor pest of: Barley DAMAGE: This species feeds on the milky grains of tef and other late sown … Read more
Scientific name: Contarinia sorghicola (Coquillett) Common name: Sorghum Midge Order: Diptera Family: Cecidomyidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Sorghum spp. (cultivated and wild) IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Sorghum DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: Probably this is only a pest below an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. DAMAGE: The larvae feed on developing grains. This causes … Read more
Scientific name: Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker) Common name: Plusia Worm Synonyms: Plusia acuta (Walker) Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Barley, Linseed, Sorghum, and a wide variety of other plants. IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Barley, Linseed, Sorghum DAMAGE: The caterpillars feed on the leaves. Heavy outbreaks can result in complete defoliation of crops. … Read more
Scientific name: Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) Common name: Spotted Stalk Borer; Pink Borer Synonyms: Chilo zonellus (Swinhoe) Ethiopian name: Ageda Korkur Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Maize, Sorghum, Bulrush millet, Sugarcane, Rice Alternative hosts: Several wild grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Maize, Sorghum Minor pest of: Wheat DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: This species … Read more
Scientific name: Busseola fusca (Fuller) Common name: Maize Stalk Borer Ethiopian name: Ageda Korkur Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Maize, Sorghum Alternative hosts: Sugarcane, Many species of grasses and cereals IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Maize, Sorghum DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: Between 1200 and 2600 meters above sea level, with increasing importance at … Read more
Scientific name: Atherigona soccata Rondani Common name: Sorghum Shoot Fly Synonyms: – Order: Diptera Family: Muscidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Sorghum Alternative hosts: Maize, Finger millet, Bullrush millet, Rice, Wheat, Several species of grasses IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Major pest of: Sorghum DISTRIBUTION IN ETHIOPIA: Recorded between 800 and 2300 meter above sea level, with higher infestations … Read more
Scientific name: Agonoscelis pubescens (Thunberg) Common name: Cluster Bug Synonyms: Agonoscelis versicolor F. Order: Heteroptera Family: Pentatomidae HOSTS: Main hosts: Sorghum, Sesame Alternative hosts: Cowpea, Soybean, Pigeon pea, Sunflower IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA: Minor pest of: Sorghum, Sesame DAMAGE: Adult and immature bugs feed on the heads of sorghum. In pulses, the feeding results in pod … 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
