ISHS Acta Horticulturae 213: Recent and Future Developments of the Potato in the World
SURVEY OF DISEASES AND PESTS IN AFRICA: PESTS |
| Author: | K.V. Raman |
| Abstract:
Detailed field and storage surveys of potato insect pests in Africa are lacking. From limited information, it appears that Potato Tuber Moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller); Aphids, Myzus persicae (Sulzer); Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach) and Leafminer fly, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) are important. Other pests which are occasional in importance are cutworms, Agrotis segetum, Agrotis ipsilon; leafbeetles, Epilachna spp, mole crickets, Gryllotalpa africana, Desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Mites, Polyphagotarsonemus latus and various species of root-knot nematodes. A brief description, lifehistory and control of the important major pests is discussed. | |
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