Redgram Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Podfly: Melanagromyza obtusa Malloch (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
• Leaf webber: Grapholita critica Meyr (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
• Spotted pod borer: Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
• Plume moth: Exelastis atom osa Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
• Pulse beetle: Callosobruchus chinensis Linn., C. maculatus Fab. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae )

Diseases

• Wilt: Fusarium udum E.J. Butler
• Pigeon pea sterility mosaic: Pigeon pea sterility mosaic virus
• Stem blight: Phytophthora draschalari f.sp. cajani Mahendra Pal, Grewal & Sarbhoy

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
• Tick weed: Cleome viscose L. (Capparidaceae)
• Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)
• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)
• Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)

Grasses

• Crab grass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)
• Yellow foxtail: Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. Poaceae
• Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner (Poaceae)
• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)
• Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium L. Willd. (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)

Nematode

• Pigeonpea cyst nematode: Heterodera cajani Koshy (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Bihar hairy caterpillar: Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (U.P, Bihar, Haryana)
• Red headed hairy caterpillar: Amsacta moori B, A. albistriga W. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (Rajasthan)
• Blister beetle: Mylabris pustulata Thunberg (Coleoptera: Meloidae) (Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa, Punjab )
• Pod bug: Clavigralla gibbosa Spinola (Hemiptera: Coreidae) (Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Haryana, Orissa, Gujarat)
• Grey weevil: Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidea) (Uttar Pradesh)
• Cowbug: Otinotus oneratus W, Oxyrachis tarandus F. (Hemiptera: Membracidae) (West Bengal)
• Aphid: Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka)
• Pod weevil: Ceuthorrhynchus asperulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Karnataka)
• Scale: Ceroplastodes cajani Maskell (Hemiptera: Coccidae ) (Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat)
• Mealybug: Phenacoccus solenopsis T, Coccidohystrix insolita Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Diseases

• Mungbean yellow disease: Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha)
• Dry root rot: Macrophomina phaseolina Tassi Goid (Uttar Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi )

Nematodes

• Lance nematode: Hoplolaimus spp (Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh)
• Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne spp. (Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh)
• Reniform nematode: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira (Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh)

IPM for Redgram

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Source: NIPHM and Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage