Pest Management Library
Know Your Enemies.
Identification guides, lifecycle information, and organic + chemical control methods for 20 major crop pests affecting smallholder farms in Africa and Asia.
20
Pest profiles
5
Pest categories
100+
Control methods
30+
Affected crops
Aina ya Mdudu
Fall Armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda
Inaathiri mazao 7
Whitefly (Silverleaf Whitefly)
Bemisia tabaci
Inaathiri mazao 8
African Bollworm (Cotton Bollworm / Corn Earworm)
Helicoverpa armigera
Inaathiri mazao 9
Cereal Stem Borer Complex
Busseola fusca / Chilo partellus / Sesamia calamistis
Inaathiri mazao 5
Fruit Fly Complex
Bactrocera dorsalis / Ceratitis capitata / Ceratitis cosyra
Inaathiri mazao 8
Aphids
Aphis gossypii / Myzus persicae / Aphis craccivora / others
Inaathiri mazao 9
Banana Weevil (Banana Borer)
Cosmopolites sordidus
Inaathiri mazao 2
Coffee Berry Borer
Hypothenemus hampei
Inaathiri mazao 1
Diamondback Moth
Plutella xylostella
Inaathiri mazao 4
Cassava Mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti
Inaathiri mazao 1
Onion Thrips
Thrips tabaci
Inaathiri mazao 6
Red Palm Weevil
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Inaathiri mazao 3
Cotton Pink Bollworm
Pectinophora gossypiella
Inaathiri mazao 1
Root-Knot Nematodes
Meloidogyne incognita / M. javanica / M. arenaria
Inaathiri mazao 10
Brown Planthopper
Nilaparvata lugens
Inaathiri mazao 1
Maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
Sitophilus zeamais
Inaathiri mazao 4
Tomato Leaf Miner (Tuta absoluta)
Tuta absoluta
Inaathiri mazao 4
Desert Locust
Schistocerca gregaria
Inaathiri mazao 9
Sweet Potato Weevil
Cylas puncticollis / C. brunneus / C. formicarius
Inaathiri mazao 1
Asian Citrus Psyllid
Diaphorina citri
Inaathiri mazao 5