Arthropod pest infestation of dried fish sold in Gashua market, Yobe state, Northeast Nigeria
Keywords:
Arthropod, Dried fish, Gashua, NigeriaAbstract
An entomological survey to investigate the arthropod pest’s infestation of dried fish sold at Gashua Market, Yobe State, Nigeria was carried out between May, 2023 and August, 2023. Dried fish samples of different species dried sold in Gashua market, were purchased from different fish sellers; the fish sample was sealed in a polythene, numbered serially. The fish were identified by an ichthyologist in the Biological Sciences Laboratory, Federal University Gashua. Each of the dried fish samples was exposed on an illuminated surface where they were visually examined with the magnified lens. The set-up was examined and arthropods caught were collected in a transparent collection bottle and identified key atlas obtained from the Nigeria Institute of Freshwater Fishes (NIFF). The survey of dried fish showed that (5) genera of smoked and dried fish were sold in the market (Hemichromis, Bagrus, Clarias, Labeo and Alestes). In arthropod pest of dried fish Aletes nurse has the highest percentage of 25.6% and Labeo senegalensis has the lowest percentage. The arthropod pest of derided fish, Bagrus bayad has the highest percentage 34.2%, of arthropods pest infestation Hemichromis bimaculatus has the moderate percentage of 29.9% and Clarias gariepinus constitute the lowest percent of 4.3 respectively.
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