author(s)
Klana Koné, Yalamoussa Tuo, Michel Laurince Yapo, Fokin Soro, Drissa Traoré and Kouakou Hervé Koua

abstract
Zucchini growing is booming in Korhogo in northern Côte d'Ivoire. However, increasing of its production is limited by the action of insect pests. Thus, insects visiting zucchini crops in dry season were collected in 2016 and 2017 from fileting net, coloured traps, pit fall traps and direct observation. This collection was carried out on a plot of 63m² set up within the vegetable patch of the Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University of Korhogo. From the inventory it emerged that the entomofauna of zucchini consists of 9 orders and 39 families. Homoptera (2264.4 ± 295 individuals) were the main order, while Aleyrodidae (1481 ± 152.7 individuals) and Aphididae (762.8 ± 315.17 individuals) constituted the most families registered. The main pests are aphids, whiteflies and flies of the family Tephritidae. Aphids and whiteflies suck the sap of plants, and flies are responsible for the loss of one third of the production.