Author(s)

Bolevane-Ouantinam Serge Florent¹, Aba-Toumnou Lucie^2*, Gondi Armelle Judith³, Wango Solange Patricia¹, Zinga Innocent², Namkosséréna Salomon³, Lakouèténé Didier Ponel-Béranger², Kongueret Ernest⁴, Semballa Silla²

¹Laboratory of Applied Animal Biology and Biodiversity, University of Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic.
²Laboratory of Biological and Agronomical Sciences for Development, Bangui, Central African Republic.
³Regional Pole of Applied Research to Development, Farming Systems in Central Africa (PRASAC), Djamena, Chad.
⁴Central African Republic Institute of Agronomical researches (ICRA), Bangui, Central African Republic.

A bad conservation of food is recognized as being one of the critical constraints upon food security among resource poor population across Africa. We have evaluated the traditional management of pests in fish in Central African Republic. The data were analyzed by a factor analysis of correspondence. The Group I contained sensitive species of fish to the attacks of Dermetes frishii, Dermetes lardarius and Dermestes carnivorus. There were: Labeocoubie, Mormyrus deliciosus, Polydactylus quadrifilis, Auchenoglanis occidentalis, Synodontis nigrita, Hydrocynus forskalli, Districhodus rostratus, Hydrocynus goliath and Mormyrusrume. The group II contained sensitive species of fishes to the attacks of D. maculatus. There were: Cyprinus carpio, Malapterurus electricus, Oreochromis mossambicus, Barbus occidentalis and Oreochromis mossambicus. Clariasgariecilus is the mostsensitive of dried fish to the attacks of Dermestes. Oreochromis mossambicus, Mormyrusrume and Synodontis nigrita are the last sensitive of dried fish to the attacks of Dermestes. The results showed that the tradictional management of dried fish in Central African Republic couldn’t be efficient for reducing the development of Dermestes.

Traditonal Management, Pests, Dried Fish

Florent, B. , Lucie, A. , Judith, G. , Patricia, W. , Innocent, Z. , Salomon, N. , Ponel-Béranger, L. , Ernest, K. and Silla, S. (2015) The Efficient Role of Dermestes in Damage of Fish in Bangui (Central African Republic). Advances in Entomology, 3, 111-117. doi: 10.4236/ae.2015.33013.