<i>Eldana saccharina</i>as a Crop Pest in Ghana

Abstract

Abstract Eldana saccharina is a serious pest of maize in Ghana on the second rains crop grown in the south of the country. The question is raised whether it is worth growing a second maize crop under present conditions. E. saccharina is also a serious pest of sugarcane, causing severe losses to a valuable cash crop, and more work is needed to find suitable means of control, preferably combining the use of resistant varieties, cultural practices and natural enemies.