Pineapple Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests

• Pineapple mealybug: Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Pineapple scales: Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
• Thrips: Holopothrips ananasi Costa Lima (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae).
• Pineapple fruit borer: Strymon megarus Godart (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
• Pineapple fruit fly: Melanoloma canopilosum Hendel, M. viatrix Hendel (Diptera: Richardiidae)
• Pineapple red mite: Dolichotetranychus floridanus (Banks) (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae)

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne javanica
• Root lesion nematode: Pratylenchus brachyurus
• Reniform nematode: Rotylenchulus reniformis

Diseases

• Phytophthora heart (top) rot: Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands and P. nicotianae Breda de Haan
• Phytophthora root rot: Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands
• Base (butt) rot: Chalara paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau
• Fruitlet core rot (green eye): Fusarium guttiforme Nirenberg & O'Donnell and Penicillium funiculosum Thom
• Fusariosis: Fusarium guttiforme Nirenberg & O'Donnell
• Green fruit rot: Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands
• Interfruitlet corking: Penicillium funiculosum Thom
• Leathery pocket: Penicillium funiculosum Thom
• Water blister: Chalara paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau
• White leaf spot: Chalara paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau
• Fruit rot by yeast and candida species: Saccharomyces spp. and Candida spp.
• Marbling: Pantoea ananatis and Acetobacter spp.
• Pink disease: Pantoea citrea, Gluconobacter oxydans or Acetobacter aceti
• Mealybug wilt disease: Ampelovirus transmitted by mealy bugs
• Yellow spot: Capsicum chlorosis virus (Tospoviruses)

Rodents

• Indian Porcupine: Hystrix indica (Kerr) (throughout India)
• Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis (Gray) (throughout India)
• Palm rat/House rat: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus) (throughout India)
• Northern Palm squirrel: Funambulus pennant (Linnaeus) (Northern parts of India)
• Southern Palm squirrel: Funambulus palmarum (Linnaeus) (Southern parts of India)

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. Asteraceae

Grasses

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

Sedges

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. Cyperaceae

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Sugarcane midget: Elaphira nucicolora (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Bud moth: Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)
• White grubs: Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Fig beetle: Cotinis mutabilis (Gory and Percheron) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Pineapple weevil: Diastethus bromeliarum Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae

IPM for Pineapple

To know the IPM practices for Pineapple, click here.

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