Diversité des ravageurs des denrées et méthodes alternatives de lutte en milieu tropical

• Main Authors: Hance, T., Ngamo, LST.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2007-01-01
• Series: Tropicultura
• Subjects: Spices; Essential oils; Integrated control; Stored products; Cameroon
• Online Access: http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v25n4/215.pdf

Diversity of Stored Grain Pests and Alternative Methods for their Control in Tropics. The major cause of important post-harvest losses in northern Cameroon is due to the attacks of insects pests. These beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) during their development depreciate food in storage, they are able to destroy a whole stock in a very short period of time. To protect stored products against these insects, synthetic insecticides and many other biological or physical methods are used, very important amount of work had been carried out on this subject. This review summarises the importance and the diversification of stored grain pests in Cameroon and presents current methods. Hence, the review highlights the use of the essential oils from spices as an important user and consumer friendly method to protect grain in storage.