Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5762576 | Journal of Stored Products Research | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate species diversity and relative abundance of Callosobruchus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a major insect pest infesting stored cowpea in the central region of Ghana. Cowpea stocks from Burkina Faso, Ejura, Ghana and Niger were obtained from the markets, and held to collect adults emerging from the cowpeas. Adult Callosobruchus spp. were identified based on the pattern of their hind femora and elytra. Five species, Callosobruchus maculatus, Callosobruchus rhodesianus, Callosobruchus chinensis Callosobruchus analis and Callosobruchus subinnotatus, were identified, with C. maculatus being the most abundant.
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Authors
Samuel Abukari Bawa, Enoch Kofi Selorm Ofori, Michael Osae,