Pests of National Significance
Insect pests
- Spindle bug: Carvalhoia arecae (Miller) (Hemiptera: Miridae)
- Root grub: Leucopholis burmeisteri (Brenske) (Coleoptera:Melolonthidae)
- Rhinocerous beetle: Oryctes rhinoceros (Linneaus) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
- Red palm weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
- Case worm: Pteroma pendula (de Joannis) (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
- Acaria sp.
Diseases
- Stem wet root/ stem bleeding: Theilaviopsis paradoxa (de Seynes)
- Bud rot disease: Phytophthora palmivora (Butler)
- Basal stem rot: Ganoderma lucidum (Karst)
- Bunch rot: Marasmius palmivorus (Sharples)
- Anthracnose: Botryodiplodia palmarum (Cooker)
- Leaf spot: Pestalotiopsis spp
- Bacterial bud rot/Spear rot: Erwinia spp
Weeds
Broad leaf weeds
- Crofton weed: Eupatorium odoratum L. (Asteraceae)
- Sensitive plant: Mimosa pudica L. (Fabaceae)
- Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata (L) R.M. King & H. Rob (Asteraceae)
- Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
- Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)
- Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
- Pig weed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
- Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)
- Plantation bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)
- Painted spurge: Euphorbia geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch & Garcke (Euphorbiaceae)
- False Mallow: Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke (Malvaceae)
Grassy weeds
- Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrical (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)
- Goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae)
- Burmuda Grass:Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae)
- Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae) Sedges
- Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
- Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)
Rodents
- Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis
- Soft furred plantation rat: Millardia meltada
- Common house rat: Rattus rattus
Vertebrate pest
- Common mynah: Acidotheres tristis
- Forest crow
Pest of Regional Significance
Insect and Mite pests
- Scale: Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
- Mealy bug: Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
- Termites: Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) (Isoptera: Termiitidae)
- Nettle caterpillar: Thosea andamanica (Holloway) (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)
- Mite: Tetranychus piercei (McGergor) ((Acarida: Tetranychidae)
IPM for Oilpalm
To know the IPM practices for Oilpalm, click here.
Source: NIPHM, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage
Last Modified : 3/1/2020
© C–DAC.All content appearing on the vikaspedia portal is through collaborative effort of vikaspedia and its partners.We encourage you to use and share the content in a respectful and fair manner. Please leave all source links intact and adhere to applicable copyright and intellectual property guidelines and laws.