Tolerance Of Different Maize Varieties And Wood Species Used In Maize Storage Structures In The Volta Region, Ghana To The Larger Grain Borer, Prostephanus Truncatus (horn) (coleoptera: Bostr

ABSTRACT prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), the Larger Grain Borer (LGB) has become a serious pest of stored maize and dried cassava chips since it was first seen in Ghana in 1989. Studies on the tolerance of maize varieties and wood species used in the construction of maize storage structures in the Volta Region of Ghana to P. truncatus was made under laboratory and field conditions. Varietal resistance of maize to insects could be of great help to farmers, especially those who have not got money for chemical treatment. In field studies of farmers' barns, maize cobs wi…