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Ghana

List of pests:

Coleoptera
Diptera (plant parasitic)
Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking)
Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha
Lepidoptera
Other insect orders (plant/storage pests)
Other pests
Veterinary/medical pests

(Detailed information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files)
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Coleoptera:

Callosobruchus maculatus
Coelaenomenodera lameensis
Cosmopolites sordidus
Cylas (genus)
Ootheca mutabilis
Oryctes monoceros
Podagrica (genus)
Podagrica puncticollis
Prostephanus truncatus
Rhynchophorus phoenicis
Rhyzopertha dominica
Sinoxylon senegalense
Sitophilus zeamais
Sternochetus mangiferae
Trogoderma granarium
Xylosandrus crassiusculus

Diptera (plant parasitic):

Atherigona soccata
Bactrocera (genus)
Bactrocera dorsalis
Ceratitis (genus)
Ceratitis anonae
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis cosyra
Ceratitis ditissima
Dacus bivittatus
Dacus ciliatus
Dacus punctatifrons
Trirhithrum nigerrimum
Zeugodacus cucurbitae

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Anoplocnemis curvipes
Aspavia armigera
Distantiella theobroma
Dysdercus voelkeri
Elasmolomus pallens
Eurystylus oldi
Helopeltis schoutedeni
Nezara viridula
Pseudotheraptus devastans
Riptortus dentipes
Sahlbergella singularis
Thyanta (genus)

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Aleurodicus dispersus
Aphis aurantii
Aphis craccivora
Aphis gossypii
Aspidiotus elaeidis
Bemisia tabaci
Brevicoryne brassicae
Dialeurodes kirkaldyi
Ferrisia virgata
Formicococcus njalensis
Lipaphis erysimi
Mesohomotoma tessmanni
Myzus persicae
Parasaissetia nigra
Parastictococcus multispinosus
Phenacoccus hargreavesi
Phenacoccus manihoti
Phytolyma lata
Planococcus citri
Pseudococcus calceolariae
Pseudococcus concavocerarii
Pseudocribrolecanium andersoni
Stictococcus sjostedti

Lepidoptera:

Acraea acerata
Amsacta (genus)
Busseola fusca
Chilo aleniellus
Coniesta ignefusalis
Diparopsis watersi
Eldana saccharina
Helicoverpa armigera
Hypsipyla robusta
Maliarpha separatella
Maruca vitrata
Mussidia nigrivenella
Orygmophora mediofoveata
Pectinophora gossypiella
Plutella xylostella
Sesamia calamistis
Sesamia nonagrioides
Sesamia penniseti
Sesamia poephaga
Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera littoralis
Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Ceratothripoides brunneus
Crematogaster africana
Crematogaster clariventris
Euscyrtus bivittatus
Leptocybe invasa
Macrotermes bellicosus
Macrotermes subhyalinus
Megalurothrips sjostedti
Microtermes subhyalinus
Monomorium pharaonis
Pheidole megacephala
Schedorhinotermes putorius
Zonocerus variegatus

Other pests:

Aceria guerreronis
Aethina tumida
Braula coeca
Melissococcus plutonius
Mononychellus tanajoa
Ploceus cucullatus
Varroa destructor

Veterinary/medical pests:

Aedes aegypti
Aedes vittatus
Amblyomma paulopunctatum
Amblyomma splendidum
Amblyomma variegatum
Anopheles arabiensis
Anopheles coluzzii
Anopheles coustani
Anopheles funestus
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles leesoni
Anopheles melas
Anopheles moucheti
Anopheles nili
Anopheles pharoensis
Anopheles rufipes
Argas persicus
Argas reflexus
Cimex hemipterus
Cimex lectularius
Ctenocephalides felis
Culex decens
Culex quinquefasciatus
Glossina tachinoides
Haemaphysalis aciculifer
Haemaphysalis elliptica
Haemaphysalis leachi
Haemaphysalis parmata
Hyalomma rufipes
Hyalomma truncatum
Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus
Ixodes muniensis
Mansonia africana
Mansonia uniformis
Ornithodoros moubata
Rhipicephalus annulatus
Rhipicephalus decoloratus
Rhipicephalus evertsi
Rhipicephalus geigyi
Rhipicephalus lunulatus
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rhipicephalus senegalensis
Rhipicephalus sulcatus
Rhipicephalus ziemanni
Sergentomyia africana
Sergentomyia clydei
Sergentomyia dissimillima
Sergentomyia hamoni
Sergentomyia ingrami
Sergentomyia schwetzi
Sergentomyia simillima
Simulium damnosum
Simulium sanctipauli
Simulium sirbanum
Simulium soubrense
Simulium squamosum
Simulium yahense