Greater Grain Borer
Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Dinoderinae)

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• Asia: China, Hong Kong, India (restricted distribution), Philippines, Thailand
• Europe:  France
• Africa: Benin (restricted distribution), Burkina Faso (restricted distribution), Burundi (restricted distribution), Ghana (restricted distribution), Guinea (restricted distribution), Kenya, Malawi, Namibia (restricted distribution), Niger, Nigeria (restricted distribution), Rwanda, South Africa (restricted distribution), Tanzania, Togo, Zambia
• North America: Mexico USA (restricted distribution) Arizona , California, District of Columbia.

• Primary hosts: Manihot esculenta (cassava), Zea mays (maize), dried stored products
• Secondary hosts: Dioscorea sp. (yam), Sorghum bicolor (common sorghum), Triticale, Triticum aestivum (wheat)

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