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Insect invaders of decaying banana and plantain pseudo stems in Umuagwo, Ohaji-Egbema, Imo State were investigated in randomly selected crop plots near living homes ( living homes (.500m). Investigation was done by the use of trapping systems, dissections of cut decaying pseudo stems and culturing of immature stages of insects to adulthood. A total of 10 insect orders of economic and medical/veterinary importance were sampled. Members of the orders Coleoptera 903 (39.50%) and Diptera 692 (30.27%) were more prevalent. The remaining 30.23% were members of orders Hymenoptera 252 (11.02%), Dictyoptera 115 (5.03%), Orthoptera 85 (3.72%), Isoptera 69 (3.02%), Dermaptera 59 (2.58%), Hemiptera 43 (1.88%), Collembola 41(1.79%) and Siphunculata 27 (1.18%). The result of this study also showed that the number of insects found in banana and plantain pseudo stems in plots near homes 1085 (47.46%) did not significantly differ from those found in plots far from living homes 1,201 (52.54%) [P (Z>1.78) = 0.0375]. This suggests that site of crop plot has no obvious impact on the abundance of insect invaders of banana and plantain pseudo stems. Insects of medical/veterinary importance to man (Diptera, Siphunculata and Dictyotera) were found to be significantly more abundant in crop plots nearer homes [P (Z>2.00) = 0.0228]. This significant observation could implicate the health of man and his domestic animals.

Assessment of insect invaders of decaying banana and plantain (<i>musa spp.</i>) Pseudo stems in Umuagwo, Ohaji – Egbema local government area, Imo state, Nigeria

Assessment of insect invaders of decaying banana and plantain (musa spp.) Pseudo stems in Umuagwo, Ohaji – Egbema local government area, Imo state, Nigeria