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Benin

List of pests-diseases-weeds for crop/product: Maize/corn (Zea mays)

Information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files
click on a pest/disease/weed to display a list of relevant publications

diseases
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weeds

diseases:

Ascomycota (other orders):

Aspergillus flavus (plant/storage disease)
Aspergillus niger
Penicillium (anamorphic genus)

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:

Fusarium (genus)
Fusarium verticillioides

pests:

Coleoptera:

Cryptolestes ferrugineus
Prostephanus truncatus
Rhyzopertha dominica
Sitophilus zeamais
Tribolium castaneum

Lepidoptera:

Busseola fusca
Chilo aleniellus
Coniesta ignefusalis
Eldana saccharina
Mussidia nigrivenella
Sesamia calamistis
Sesamia poephaga
Spodoptera frugiperda
Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Zonocerus variegatus

weeds:

Eudicotyledons (other orders):

Striga asiatica (weed)
Striga hermonthica (weed)