Sesame is Ethiopia’s most significant oil crop, especially Tigray, Amhara, and some lowland Oromia, Somalia, and the Gambella region. Consequently, the crop is exposed to a wide range of insect pests feeding on leaves, flowers, pods, and seeds affecting sesame yields. This article review provides information on the biology, nature of the damage, and management methods of economically important sesame pests. Sesame webworm, Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel) is the most common and frequently encountered pre-harvest pest of sesame. Sesame seed bugs, Elasmolmus sordidus (Fabricus) is also the most serious under field and storage conditions. Gall fly, Asphondylia sesami (Felt) could become a severe insect issue because of sesame gall formation, and Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) is a critical stored pest and a significant challenging of crop sesame in Ethiopia. Reports o...

Weeds play a significant role in reducing onion production and productivity in Ethiopia. There is limited information on onion weed management in the hot lowland part of the Country. This study evaluates the effectiveness of integrated weed control tactics in onion crops. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The data collected included different weed species, density, and dry weight of weeds, Additionally, onion yield and yield traits had been taken at maturity. The experimental field was infested by grassy and broad-leaved species of weeds including sedge, the predominant weed species. The result of onion yield and yield traits were significantly (p < 0.05) different among treatments. The three-hand hoeing and Pendimethalin 500 SC + Oxyfluorfen 24 EC supported by one-hand weeding on the 70th day after transplant demonstrat...