Damage Potential and Control of the Groundnut Bruchids
Oaya, Clement Samuel
Three experiments were carried-out to assess the damage potential and control of the groundnut bruchid Caryedon serratus Olivier [Coleoptera:Bruchidae] on stored groundnut and some host plants in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.The first experiment determined the damage potential and physical damage done to shelled and unshelled groundnut, tamarind, Shea butter and Locust bean by the groundnut bruchid with no control measures applied.Shelled grou...