Grapes Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Mealybugs: Ferrisia virgata Cockerell, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Pseudococcus maritimus, Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Flea beetle: Scelodonta strigicollis (Olivier) (Coleotoptera: Chrysomelidae)
• Girdle beetle/Grape cane girdler Ampelo glypterater LeConte (Coleotoptera: Cerambycidae: Curculionidae)
• Thrips: Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus Hood (Thysanoptera:Thripidae)
• Hoppers: Empoasca fabae, Erythroneura comes (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
• Stem borers: Celosterna scabrator F., (Coleoptera:Cerambycidae)
• Leaf eating caterpillar: Spodoptera litura F. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Grape leaf folder: Desmia funeralis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Diseases

• Downy mildew: Plasmopara viticola (Berk. & Curt.) Berl.& de Toni
• Powdery mildew: Uncinula necator (Schw.) Burr.
• Anthracnose: Elsinoe ampelina (de Bary) Shear
• Greenaria bitter rot: Greenaria uvicolaBark and Curt.
• Bacterial leaf spot: Xanthomonas campestris pv. Campestris (Pammel) Dowson
• Alternaria blight: Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl., Alternaria tenuissima (Kunze) Wiltshire
• Black rot: Guignardia bidwelli(Ellis) Viala & Ravaz
• Post-harvest berry rots caused by fungi
  • Blue mould rot: Penicillium digitatum (Pers.) Sacc.
  • Black mould rot: Aspergillusniger Van Tieghem
  • Green mould: Aspergillus flavus Link.
  • Rhizopus rot: Rhizopus nigricans Ehrenberg
  • Botrytis Bunch Rot or Gray Mold of Grape: Botrytis cinerea (De Bary) Whetzel

Nematodes

• Root-knot Nematode: Meloidogyne spp.,

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis, Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)
• Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae)
• Spanish needles: Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae)
• Silk leaf: Lagascea mollis Cav. (Asteraceae)
• Madras leaf-flower: Phyllanthus madraspatensis L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Grasses

• Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)
• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)

Sedges

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

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Red mites: Tetranychus spp. (Acari: Tetranychidae) (Maharashtra)
• Rose chafer beetle: Macrodactylus subspinosus F., (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Cock chafer beetle: Melolontha melolontha L. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Grape leaf roller: Sylepta lunalis Guen. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Delhi)
• Scale Insects: Aspidiotus lataniaeSignoret (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

Diseases

• Rust: Phakopsora vitis Ono
• Leaf Spot: Phomopsis viticola Erincik and Madden (Andhra Pradesh)
• Foot rot: Cylindrocarpon spp.
• Irregular cane maturity due to Botrydiplodia sp.

Nematode

• Reniform nematode: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira (Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra)
• Dagger nematode: Xiphinema americanum Micol

IPM for Grapes

To know the IPM practices for Grapes, click here.

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