Pea Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests

1. Pea pod borer:
• Etiella zinckenella Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
• Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
2. Stem fly: Ophiomyia phaseoli Tyron.(Diptera: Agromyzidae)
3. Pea Weevil: Bruchus pisorum Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Diseases

• Powdery mildew: Erysiphe pisi DC. syn. E. polygoni DC.
• Rust: Uromyces fabae (Pers.) Schrot. & Uromyces fabae DB. f. sp. pisisativae Hiratsuka

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chit. & M. javanica (Treub) Chitwood

Rodents

• Smaller Bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis Gray.

Major weeds

Broad leaf weeds

• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Sweet Clover: Melilotus albaL. (Fabaceae)
• Common vetch: Vicia sativa L. (Fabaceae)
• Yellow vetchling: Lathyrus aphacaL. (Fabaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)
• Wild fenugreek: Trigonella polycerata auct. non Linn. (Fabaceae)
• Fineleaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae)
• Asthma herb: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)
• Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Field bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)

Grasses

• Chinese love grass: Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees. Ex Steud (Poaceae)
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)
• Goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae)
• Wild oat: Avena fatua L. (Poaceae)
• Bluegrass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae) Sedges
• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

Pest of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Pea aphid: Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris. (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Leaf miner: Chromatomyia horticola Goureau. (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Diseases

• Downy mildew: Peronospora viciae (Berk.) Gäum. syn. and Peronospora pisi Sydow. (Indo genetic plains)
• Ascochyta blight: Ascochyta pisi Lib., Ascochyta pinodes Jones, Ascochyta pinodella Jones (Himalayan Region, Chhattisgarh)
• White rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh)
• Root rot: Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc., Rhizoctonia solani Kühn. (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal)
• Fusarium wilt: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi. (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir)

Nematodes:

• Reniform nematodes: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira

Major weeds

Broad leaf weeds

• Slender amaranth: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
• Giradol: Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A. Juss. ex Spreng (Euphorbiaceae)
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)

Grasses

• Egyptian crowfoot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Yellow nut sedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae)

IPM for Pea

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