Les principaux ravageurs des choux pommés [Brassica oleracea var capitata subs sabouda) à Bukavu et ses environs

The Major Pests of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata subs sabouda) in Bukavu and Around. As stated by farmers growing vegetables and as observed on local markets, cabbage in Bukavu and around is damaged by pests. The present work was intended to identify pests damaging this crop, which is now a cash crop in this region, in order to design control methods. Results revealed that one aphid species (Brevicoryne brassicaej, the common cutworm (Agrotis segetum) and some Caterpillar species (Plutella xylostella, Hellula undalis, Spodoptera exempta and Trichoplusia ni are major pests causing a loss of plantlets estimated from 0 to 53.8 %, mainly one month after planting. Damage on the first five leaves of the head of cabbage, estimated from 3.5 to 55.8 % of plants were attributed to sporadic pests as the tobacco cricket (Brachytrupes mem-branaceus), the common cutworm (Agrotis segetum), chickens, some grasshoppers, snails and a tortoise beetle species (Henosepilachna elateris)