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Table 1. Predators, parasites, and pathogens observed on the eggs, larvae, and pupae of Raghuva albipunctella in the<br />

Sahel.<br />

Order<br />

Family<br />

Species of insect/ pathogen<br />

Stage<br />

attacked<br />

Predators<br />

Hemiptera<br />

Anthocoridae<br />

Pentatomidae<br />

Reduviidae<br />

Orius sp.<br />

Glypsus conspicuus Westw.<br />

Ectomocoris fenestratus Flug.<br />

Katanga etiennei Schouted on<br />

egg, larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

Coleoptera<br />

Carabidae<br />

Chlaenius boisduvalii Dejean<br />

C.dusaultii Dufour<br />

Pheropsophus sp.nr.lafertei Arrow<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

Hymenoptera<br />

Eumenidae<br />

Formicidae<br />

Vespidae<br />

Chrysopidae<br />

unidentified<br />

unidentified<br />

Polistes sp.<br />

Chrysopa sp.<br />

larva<br />

larva, pupa<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

Parasites<br />

Hymenoptera<br />

Bethylidae<br />

Braconidae<br />

Chalcididae<br />

Encyrtidae<br />

Ichneumonidae<br />

Trichogrammatidae<br />

Goniozus sp.<br />

Apanteies sp. (Ultor group)<br />

Bracon hebetor Say<br />

Bracon spp.<br />

Cardiochiles sp.<br />

unidentified<br />

Litomastix sp.<br />

Hardromanus sp.<br />

Trichogrammatoidea<br />

sp.<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

egg<br />

pupa<br />

egg<br />

Diptera<br />

Nematode<br />

Bombyliidae<br />

Tachinidae<br />

Meramithidae<br />

Thyridanthrax sp.nr. kappa Bowden<br />

Goniophthalmus halli Mes.<br />

Hexamermis sp.<br />

pupa<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

Pathogens<br />

Fungi<br />

Fungi<br />

Imperfecti<br />

Aspergillus flavus Link<br />

Aspergillus sp. (Ochraceus group)<br />

larva<br />

larva<br />

Bacterium<br />

-<br />

unidentified<br />

larva<br />

biotic potential, and environmental adaptability.<br />

Exchange of East and West African material is<br />

planned following the indications of Mohyuddin<br />

and Greathead (1970).<br />

Integrated Pest Management<br />

Integrated pest management combines various practical,<br />

efficient, and economical methods to maintain<br />

pest levels below the economic threshold. In the case<br />

of the spike worm R. albipunctella, the methods<br />

tested include use of an improved cultivar (IBV<br />

8001, apparently pest and disease resistant), release<br />

of parasites (particularly B. hebetor), and only one<br />

application at early heading of an insecticide known<br />

to be safe for auxiliary fauna (endosulfan).<br />

Detailed studies on the biology and ecology of the<br />

pests and their parasites, and on the different control<br />

methods, are required to determine a global strategy<br />

against the pearl millet pest complex (NDoye et al.<br />

1984). Integrated pest management is a practical<br />

method, and appears to offer the only global.solution<br />

that can be applied throughout West Africa and<br />

the Sahel under the present cropping conditions.<br />

Conclusion and Perspectives<br />

The analysis of the prevailing pest situation has led<br />

the Sahelian countries to choose a global, integrated<br />

pest management program against pests of all food<br />

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