Cabbage and Cauliflower Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal)
• Head borer, Hellula undalis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) (Andhra, Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab)
• Leaf webber, Crocidolomia binotalis (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh)
• Cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, West Bengal)
• Cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal)
• Tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)

Diseases

• Damping off, Pythium aphanidermatum (Eds.)Fitz ; Rhizoctonia sonali Kuhn (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal)
• Black rot, Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Dowson) Dye, et al. (Delhi, Manipur, Maharashtra, Rajasthan)

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita/M. javanica
• Reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis

Weeds

Major Kharif weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F.
• Swine cress: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
• Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L.
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L.
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk.

Grassy weeds

• Rabbit/Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv.
• Crabgrass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd.
• Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Scop. Sedges
• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L.
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L.

Major Rabi weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L.
• Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L.
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All.
• Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam.
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L.

Grassy weeds

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

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh)
• Leaf eating caterpillar, Spilosoma oblique Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
• Serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifoli (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
• Mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Homoptera: Aphididae) (Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura)
• Cut worm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Painted bug, Bagrada cruciferorum Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Diseases

• Club root: Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor. (Bihar, Kerala, West Bengal)
• Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV): CaMV (Himachal Pradesh)
• Ring spot: Mycosphaerella brassicicolaI (Fries ex Duby) Lindau
• Black leg: Phoma lingam (Tode) Desm (Leptosphaeria maculans).
• Alternaria spot: Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc., A. brassicicola (Schow.) Wiltshire (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan)
• White rust: Albugo candida (Lev.) Kunze. (Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka)
• Root rot: Pythium spp.
• Soft rot: Erwinia carotovora (L.R. Jones) Hollander

Nematodes

• Stunt nematode, Pratylenchus pratensis

IPM for Cabbage and Cauliflower

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