Eldana saccharinaas a Crop Pest in Ghana
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Tropical Pest Management
- Vol. 26 (2) , 152-156
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09670878009414386
Abstract
Eldana saccharina is a serious pest of maize in Ghana on the second rains crop grown in the south of the country. The question is raised whether it is worth growing a second maize crop under present conditions. E. saccharina is also a serious pest of sugarcane, causing severe losses to a valuable cash crop, and more work is needed to find suitable means of control, preferably combining the use of resistant varieties, cultural practices and natural enemies.Keywords
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