Loquat Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests

• Fruit fly: Bactrocera dorsalis (Hend.) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
• Bark eating caterpillar: Indarbela quadrinotata Walker (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)
• Scale: Coccus viridis (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)
• Aphid: Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Thrips: Heliothrips spp. Bouché (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Chafer beetle: Adoretus duvauceli Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Grey weevil: Myllocerus discolor Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Pomegranate butterfly: Deudorix epijarbas (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Diseases

• Shoot/fruit blight and bark canker: Phoma glumerata (Corda) Wollenw Hochapfel
• Crown rot: Phytophthora spp. (Mont.) de Bary
• Root rot/ white rot: Polyporus paustis P. Micheli ex Adans
• Wither tip: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. and Sacc.
• Collar rot: Sclerotium sp. Sacc. & Diplodia spp. Fr.
• Twig blight and canker: Cytospora chrysosperma Pers
• Die back: Cytospora eriobotryae Curzi
• Leaf spot: Entomosporium sp
• Fire Blight: Erwinia amylovora (Burrill 1882) Winslow
• Scab: Spilocaea spp., Venturia spp

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium spp. L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)
• Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae)
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)
• Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)
• Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)
• Painted spurge: Euphorbia geniculata Ortega (Euphorbiaceae)
• False Mallow: Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke (Malvaceae)

Grasses

• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L. Pers. (Poaceae)
• Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)
• Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) (Poaceae)
• Knot grass: Paspalum distichum L. (Poaceae)
• Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)
• Yellow foxtail: Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

Rodents

• Indian mole rat: Bandicota bengalensis (Gray) (throughout India)
• Soft furred field rat: Millardia meltada (Gray) (throughout India)
• Vole: Alticola spp.

IPM for Loquat

To know the IPM practices for Loquat, click here.

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