Fig Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Stem borer: Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer) (Coleoptera: Cerambicidae)
• Fruit fly: Bactrocera spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae)
• Fig midge: Anjeerodiplosis peshawarensis Mani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
• Mealybug: Drosicha stibbingi Green (Hemiptera: Coccidae)
• Coccid: Pseudococcus lilacinus Cokerell. (Hemiptea: Pseudococcidae)

Diseases

• Rust: Cerotelium fici(Castagne) Arthurct pests
• Anthracnose: Sphaceloma fici caricae Wani & Thirum.
• Leaf spot: Cylindrocladium scoparium Morgan 8
• Alternaria rot (Surface mold): Alternaria spp., Cladosporium herbarum (Pers.) Link, Ulocladium altum (Preuss) Sacc.
• Aspergillus rot: Aspergillus spp
• Smut: Aspergillus spp.
• Fig mosaic: Fig mosaic virus (FMV)
• Leaf Blight: Pellicularia kolerga Cooke
• Fig Rust: Physopella fici (Castagne) Arthur

Broadleaf

• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L. (Capparaceae)
• Horse Purslane: Trainthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
• Devil’s Horsewhip: Achyranthes aspera L. (Amaranthaceae)
• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
• Creeping thistle: Cirisium arvense (L.)Scop (Asteraceae)
• Spurge: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)
• Spiny Amaranth: Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae)

Grasses

• Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)
• Crab grass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)
• Yellow foxtail: Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)
• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)
• Southern crab grass : Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler (Poaceae)

Sedges

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

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematode: Meliodogyne sp (Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae)
• Sheath nematode: Hemicycliophora arenaria Raski (Tylenchida: Criconematidae)
• Spiral nematodes: Helicotylenchus multicinctus (Cobb) Golden (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae)
• Lance nematodes: Hoplolaimus sp. (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae)
• Dagger nematode: Xiphinema sp. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae)

Rodents

• Soft furred orchard rat: Rattus meltada Gray (Rodentia: Muridae)
• Indian mole rats/smaller bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis Gray (Rodentia: Muridae)
• Common house rat: Rattus rattus L. (Rodentia: Muridae)

Pest of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Leaf roller: Phycodes minor Moore (Lepidoptera: Brachodidae)
• Fig moth: Ephestia cautella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
• Thrips: Scirtothrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Fig jassids: Velucariae sp
• Scale: Parlatoria oleae Colvee (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
• Borer: Aclees sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Disease

• Mosaic disease (viral disease)

IPM for Fig

To know the IPM practices for Fig, click here.

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