Insect pests of sorghum in Africa
1991
Seshu Reddy, K.V. (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi (Kenya))
Several insect pests are associated with the sorghum crop, but essentially a few are considered key pests. These include shootfly, several species of stem borers, sorghum midge and a complex of head bugs. Other insect pests which are occasionally devastating and sporadic include leaf feeders and defoliators (Lepidoptera of various genera, locusts, grasshoppers, aphids, beetles, etc.) and also several species of head worms and head beetles. A list of 101 insect pests of sorghum occurring in Africa in presented
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