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Nigeria

List of pests:

Coleoptera
Diptera (plant parasitic)
Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha
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:

Acanthoscelides obtectus
Analeptes trifasciata
Balanogastris kolae
Callosobruchus maculatus
Callosobruchus subinnotatus
Carpophilus dimidiatus
Caryedon serratus
Chnootriba elaterii
Cosmopolites sordidus
Cylas puncticollis
Dermestes frischi
Dermestes lardarius
Dermestes maculatus
Gasteroclisus rhomboidalis
Ootheca mutabilis
Oryzaephilus mercator
Podagrica (genus)
Podagrica uniforma
Prostephanus truncatus
Rhynchophorus phoenicis
Schizonycha africana
Sinoxylon senegalense
Sitophilus zeamais
Tenebroides mauritanicus
Tribolium anaphe
Tribolium castaneum

Diptera (plant parasitic):

Bactrocera dorsalis
Ceratitis anonae
Ceratitis capitata
Contarinia sorghicola
Dacus ciliatus
Diopsis macrophthalma
Orseolia oryzivora

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:

Cicadulina arachidis
Cicadulina dabrowskii
Cicadulina mbila
Cicadulina storeyi
Cofana unimaculata
Empoasca dolichi
Locris rubens
Poophilus costalis

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Agonoscelis versicolor
Anoplocnemis curvipes
Aspavia armigera
Clavigralla shadabi
Clavigralla tomentosicollis
Eurystylus (genus)
Eurystylus oldi
Mirperus jaculus
Nezara viridula
Piezodorus guildinii
Pseudotheraptus devastans
Riptortus dentipes
Sphaerocoris annulus

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Aleurocanthus woglumi
Aleurodicus dispersus
Aphis craccivora
Bemisia tabaci
Parasaissetia nigra
Phenacoccus manihoti
Phenacoccus solenopsis
Planococcus radicum
Rastrococcus invadens
Trialeurodes ricini

Lepidoptera:

Anomis leona
Busseola fusca
Cadra cautella
Chilo aleniellus
Chilo diffusilineus
Chilo partellus
Chilo zacconius
Cirina forda
Coniesta ignefusalis
Dasyses rugosella
Eldana saccharina
Helicoverpa armigera
Heliocheilus albipunctella
Maliarpha separatella
Maruca vitrata
Mussidia nigrivenella
Phthorimaea absoluta
Sceliodes laisalis
Sesamia calamistis
Sesamia cretica
Sesamia nonagrioides
Sesamia penniseti
Sesamia poephaga
Sitotroga cerealella
Spodoptera eridania
Spodoptera frugiperda
Syllepte derogata
Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Amitermes evuncifer
Blattella germanica
Catantops spissus
Ceratothripoides brunneus
Coptotermes intermedius
Frankliniella schultzei
Haplothrips gowdeyi
Kraussaria angulifera
Locusta migratoria
Macrotermes bellicosus
Macrotermes natalensis
Macrotermes nigeriensis
Macrotermes subhyalinus
Megalurothrips sjostedti
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis
Microcerotermes parvulus
Microtermes (genus)
Microtermes lepidus
Oedaleus nigeriensis
Oedaleus senegalensis
Periplaneta americana
Schistocerca gregaria
Zonocerus variegatus

Other pests:

Acarapis woodi
Aethina tumida
Arvicanthis niloticus
Brevipalpus yothersi
Epomops franqueti
Mastomys natalensis
Mononychellus tanajoa
Quelea quelea
Rattus rattus
Varroa destructor

Veterinary/medical pests:

Aedes abnormalis
Aedes aegypti
Aedes africanus
Aedes albopictus
Aedes argenteopunctatus
Aedes circumluteolus
Aedes cumminsii
Aedes domesticus
Aedes dorsalis
Aedes luteocephalus
Aedes palpalis
Aedes punctocostalis
Aedes tarsalis
Amblyomma (genus)
Amblyomma splendidum
Amblyomma variegatum
Anopheles arabiensis
Anopheles coluzzii
Anopheles funestus
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles hancocki
Anopheles leesoni
Anopheles melas
Anopheles moucheti
Anopheles nili
Anopheles rivulorum
Anopheles rufipes
Anopheles wellcomei
Argas persicus
Chrysomya chloropyga
Chrysops dimidiata
Chrysops silacea
Cimex lectularius
Culex quinquefasciatus
Glossina morsitans
Glossina palpalis
Glossina tachinoides
Haemaphysalis elliptica
Haemaphysalis leachi
Hyalomma (genus)
Hyalomma dromedarii
Hyalomma impeltatum
Hyalomma impressum
Hyalomma rufipes
Hyalomma truncatum
Linognathus (genus)
Mansonia africana
Musca domestica
Rhipicephalus (genus)
Rhipicephalus annulatus
Rhipicephalus decoloratus
Rhipicephalus evertsi
Rhipicephalus geigyi
Rhipicephalus guilhoni
Rhipicephalus lunulatus
Rhipicephalus microplus
Rhipicephalus muhsamae
Rhipicephalus pravus
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rhipicephalus simus
Rhipicephalus turanicus
Sarcoptes scabiei
Simulium damnosum
Simulium sirbanum
Simulium soubrense
Simulium squamosum
Simulium yahense