Oilpalm Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Spindle bug: Carvalhoia arecae (Miller) (Hemiptera: Miridae)
• Root grub: Leucopholis burmeisteri (Brenske) (Coleoptera:Melolonthidae)
• Rhinocerous beetle: Oryctes rhinoceros (Linneaus) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Red palm weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Case worm: Pteroma pendula (de Joannis) (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
• Acaria sp.

Diseases

• Stem wet root/ stem bleeding: Theilaviopsis paradoxa (de Seynes)
• Bud rot disease: Phytophthora palmivora (Butler)
• Basal stem rot: Ganoderma lucidum (Karst)
• Bunch rot: Marasmius palmivorus (Sharples)
• Anthracnose: Botryodiplodia palmarum (Cooker)
• Leaf spot: Pestalotiopsis spp
• Bacterial bud rot/Spear rot: Erwinia spp

Weeds

Broad leaf weeds

• Crofton weed: Eupatorium odoratum L. (Asteraceae)
• Sensitive plant: Mimosa pudica L. (Fabaceae)
• Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata (L) R.M. King & H. Rob (Asteraceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)
• Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
• Pig weed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)
• Plantation bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)
• Painted spurge: Euphorbia geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch & Garcke (Euphorbiaceae)
• False Mallow: Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke (Malvaceae)

Grassy weeds

• Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrical (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)
• Goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae)
• Burmuda Grass:Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae)
• Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae) Sedges
• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)

Rodents

• Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis
• Soft furred plantation rat: Millardia meltada
• Common house rat: Rattus rattus

Vertebrate pest

• Common mynah: Acidotheres tristis
• Forest crow

Pest of Regional Significance

Insect and Mite pests

• Scale: Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
• Mealy bug: Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Termites: Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) (Isoptera: Termiitidae)
• Nettle caterpillar: Thosea andamanica (Holloway) (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)
• Mite: Tetranychus piercei (McGergor) ((Acarida: Tetranychidae)

IPM for Oilpalm

To know the IPM practices for Oilpalm, click here.

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