Acronyms used in this publication
| BBA | Biologische Bundesanstalt |
| BCP | Biological Control Programme |
| DRDR | Direction Generale du Développement Rural, Togo |
| EAP | Escuela Agricola Panamericana, Honduras |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN |
| GCM | Grand Capucin du Mais |
| GTZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |
| IAPSC | inter African Phytosanitary Council of the OAU |
| IIBC | International institute of Biological Control |
| IITA | International institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| IPM | integrated Pest Management |
| KARI | Kenya Agricultural Research institute |
| LGB | Larger Grain Borer |
| LD | Lethal dose |
| MALD | Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Tanzania |
| NARL | National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kenya |
| NRI | Natural Resources institute |
| OAU | Organization of African Unity |
| ODNRI | Overseas Development and Natural Resources institute (now NRI) |
| SPV | Service de la Protection des Végétaux, Togo |