Fennel Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Aphid: Hyadaphis coriandri Das. (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Thrips: Thrips flavus Schrank (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Leaf eating caterpillar/gram pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Cutworm: Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, & Agrotis segetum Denis & Schiff ermüller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Cigarette beetle: Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)
• Drug store beetle: Stegobium paniceum Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Diseases

• Leaf blight: Ramularia foeniculi Sibilia
• Leaf spot: Cercosporidium punctum (Delacr.) Deighton
• Damping off: Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp. (seedling)
• Wilt: Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc.
• Powdery mildew: Erysiphe polygoni DC/ E. heraclei
• Collar rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
• Root rot: Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kuhn

Nematode

• Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne spp.

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)
• Yellow sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parvifl ora Lam. (Fumariaceae)
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophylliaceae)
• Wild onion: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Xanthorrhoeaceae)

Grasses

• Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Yellow sedge: Cyperus campestris Schrad. ex Nees (Cyperaceae)

IPM for Fennel

To know the IPM practices for Fennel, click here.

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