Coriander Pests

Pests of National Significance

• Cotton whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
• Aphid: Hyadaphis coriandri Das, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Cutworm: Agrotis sp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Seed Chalcid fly: Systole coriandri Gussakovsky (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)

• Powdery mildew: Erysiphe polygoni DC
• Wilt: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. corianderii
• Stem gall: Protomyces macrosporus Unger
• Blight disease complex: Alternaria poonensis Ragunath & Colletotrichum sp.

Weeds:

• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)
• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae) Broad leaf
• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album . L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Onion weed: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Liliaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)

• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

Pest of Regional significance:

• Thrips: Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Indigo caterpillar: Spodoptera exigua Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Mite: Petrobia latens Muller, Tetranychus telarius Linn. (Tetranychidae: Acarina)

• Stem rot: Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn
• Root rot: Pythium sulcatum Pratt and Mitchell
• Grain mould: Alternaria sp., Helminthosporium sp.

• Root knot Nematode: Meloidogyne spp.

IPM for Coriander

To know the IPM practices for Coriander, click here.

Source : NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine Storage