Five barley varieties, viz. Proctor, Kenya Research, Tumaini, MPYT 169-2Y and Can B35/2, were tested in the field to evaluate their resistance traits to D. flavibasis. Can B35/2 was identified as a moderately resistant variety useful for reference in further work. The varieties were observed to recover their growth after the infestation. Visual growth recovery scores in the field experiments suggested the tolerance type of resistance.