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IPM Strategies for Pearl millet

Pearl Millet Pests

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<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Shoot fly:</strong> Atherigona soccata Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) </li>
<li><strong>Grasshopper:</strong> Hieroglyphu ssp (Orthoptera: Acrididae) </li>
<li><strong>White ant:</strong> Chrotogonu sp (Isoptera: Termitidae) </li>
<li><strong>Grey weevil:</strong> Mylloceru sp (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) </li>
<li><strong>Stem borer:</strong> Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) </li>
<li><strong>Earhead bug:</strong> Calocoris angustatus (Hemiptera: Miridae) </li>
<li><strong>Hairy caterpillar:</strong> Spilosoma oblique Walker(Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) </li>
<li><strong>Earhead worm:</strong> Cryptoblabes gnidiella Milliere (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) </li>
<li><strong>Blister beetle:</strong> Mylabris pustulata Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Meloidae) </li>
<li><strong>Chaffer beetle:</strong> Rhizotrogus majalis Razoumowsky (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) </li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ergot:</strong> Claviceps fusiformis Loveless </li>
<li><strong>Smut:</strong> Moesziomyces parepenicillariae (Bref.) Vanky </li>
<li><strong>Rust:</strong> Puccinia substriata Ell. &amp; Barth. var. indica Ramachar &amp; Cumm. </li>
<li><strong>Blast:</strong> Pyricularia grisea Sacc. (Hebert) Barr </li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cock's comb:</strong> Celosia argentea L. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L.( Portulacaceae) </li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensisForssk (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Horsepurslane:</strong> Trianthema portulacastrum L.(Aizoaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Pigweed: </strong>Amaranthus viridis (Hook. F.) (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Swine cress:</strong> Coronopus didymus L. Sm. (Brassicaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Rabbit/crow foot grass:</strong> Dactyloctenium aegyptium Willd (Poaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Goose grass:</strong> Eleusine indica L. Gaertner (Poaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass:</strong> Echinochloa crusgalli L. Scop (Poaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Crabgrass:</strong> Digiteria sanguinalis L. Scop (Poaceae) </li>
<li><strong>Burmuda grass:</strong> Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae) </li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purple nutsedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Flat sedge:</strong> Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
</ul>
<h5>Parasitic</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Witch weed:</strong> Striga asiatica L. Kuntze (Orobanchaceae) </li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematode</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Reniform nematode:</strong> Rotylenchulus reniformis (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) </li>
</ul>
<h4>Vertebrates</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rodent </li>
<li>Birds</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Pearl Millet</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Pearl Millet, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-cerels/ipm-strategies-for-pearl-millet/pearl-millet-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Pearlmillet.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a> and <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/ipm-packages/cereals" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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