Competition Between Corcyra Cephalonica (Stainton) and Ephestia Cautella (Walker) in Cocoa Beans
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
- Vol. 6 (5) , 627-632
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742758400009231
Abstract
Competition between Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) and Ephestia cautella (Walker) was studied in broken cocoa beans using the two species alone, introduced one before the other and together. Both species of moths cannot co-exist for an extended period and in competition E. cautella becomes extinct. The results offer an explanation of recent evidence that C. cephalonica is rapidly becoming the most important pest of stored cocoa beans in Ghana today.Keywords
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