Table 2.

Estimation of percentage losses of major crops due to pests per year [5,13].

Crop	Percentage of Estimated Losses
	Weeds	Diseases	Insects	Total
rice	-	-	37	37
maize	-	-	31	31
wheat	9.8	9.1	5.0	23.9
millet	17.8	10.6	9.6	38.0
potatoes	-	-	40	40
cassava	9.2	16.6	7.7	33.5
soybeans	13.5	11.1	4.5	29.1
peanuts	11.8	11.3	17.1	40.4
sugarcane	25.1	10.7	9.2	45.0