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A survey of storage insect pests among some selected species of smoked fish sold at Hadejia Fish Market, Jigawa State, Nigeria

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Biological Sciences Department, Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa state, Nigeria
  • 2Biological Science Department, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
  • 3Biology Department, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 10, Issue (4), Pages 26-28, October,2 (2021)

Abstract

A survey was carried out to evaluate the insect pests attacking different species of smoked fish at storage. Ten freshly preserved smoked fish samples, each of Claria spp, Tilapia spp and Heterotis spp were obtained from Hadejia fish market and transported to the laboratory of Biological Sciences Department, Sule Lamodo University, Kafin Hausa Jigawa. The samples of the smoked fish species were placed separately in plastic containers, covered with muslin cloth and stored for eight weeks under ambient temperature and humidity. The adult and larvae of the insect pest were counted and identified based on their morphological features and recorded. The results showed that the level of insect pests infestation among three species of the smoked fish did not differ significantly (p > 0.05). The comparison between the two insect pests was significant (p < 0.05) with high number of Necrobia spp and few Dermestes spp. There is need to established safe measures for the control of these insects in order to curb the damage causes on both quality and quantity of cured fish.

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