Cherry Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Stem borer: Aeolesthes sarta Solsky (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
• Round headed borer: Macrotoma crenata Lameere (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
• Indian gypsy moth/Kashmir willow defoliator/hairy caterpillar: Lymantria obfuscata Walk. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

Diseases

• Leaf spot/shot hole/brown rot: Cercospora circumcissa Sacc; C. rubrotincta Ellis & Everh
• Bacterial gummosis: Pseudomonas sp
• Silver leaf canker: Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar
• White root rot: Dematophora necatrix Berl. ex Prill
• Whiskers rot: Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.: Fr.) Vuill.
• Collar rot/root rot: Phytophthora sp
• Coryneum blight/shot hole: Stigmina carpophila (Lév.) M.B. Ellis
• Powdery mildew: Podosphaera clandestine (Wallr.) Lév.
• Crown Gall: Agrobacterium tumefaciens Smith Townsend
• Prunus Necrotic Ringspot: Virus

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)
• Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae)
• Goat weed:Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)
• Sow thistle: Sonchus spp. (Asteraceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Mock strawberry: Duchesnea indica (Andr). Focke (Rosaceae)
• Musk rose/rosehip: Rosa moschata Herrm. (Rosaceae)
• Brambles: Rubus spp. (Rosaceae)
• Common purslane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)

Grasses

• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Perse. (Poaceae)
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)
• Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)
• Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) (Poaceae)
• Knot grass: Paspalum distichum L. (Poaceae)
• Wire grass: Eleusine indica L. (Poaceae)
• Coutch grass: Elymus repens L. Gould. (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Annual sedge: Cyperus compressus L. (Cyperaceae)

Pest of Regional significance

Insect pests

• Leaf roller/tiger moth: Panaxia principalis Kollar (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Mealy plum aphid: Hyalopterus arundinis Geoffroy (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Case bearer caterpillar: Coleophora nigricella Stephens (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
• Pear psylla: Psylla pyricola (Foerster) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
• Defoliating beetles: Adoretus sp. & Brahmina sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Root borer: Dorysthenes hugelii Redt. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Green peach aphid: Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Chaffer beetle: Protaetia impavida Jonson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Blossom thrips: Thrips flavus Schrank (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

IPM for Cherry

To know the IPM practices for Cherry, click here.

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