Surveys of species of arthropods on stored maize in western
Ethiopia were conducted. Several species of arthropods were
recorded. Among these, the Coleoptera Sitophilus spp.,
Tribolium spp., Carpophilus spp. and Cryptolestes spp., and
Lepidoptera Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier), Ephestia cautella
(Walker) and Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) were widespread
and common. Several species of natural enemies of insect
pests associated with stored produce were also recorded. It
is necessary, therefore, that a nationwide survey be
undertaken to determine the species of pests involved and the
amount of losses inflicted by them in the various stored
products in general and in stored maize in particular.
