Pests of National Significance Insect and mite pests Termite: Odontotermis obesus Rambur, Microtermes obesi Holmgren (Termitidae: Isoptera) Wheat aphid: Sitobian avenae (F.), S. miscanthi Takahashi, (Aphididae: Hemiptera) Army worm/cut worm: Mythimna separata Walker (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) American pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) Brown mite: Petrobia latens Mull. (Acarina: Tetranychidae) Pink stem borer: Sesamia inferens Walker (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) Shootfly: Atherigona naqvii Steyskal and A. oryzae Mall (Muscidae: Diptera) Diseases Brown rust: Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici Eriks. & Henn Yellow/Stripe rust: Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis Westend Black rust: Puccinia graminis tritici Pers Loose smut: Ustilago tritici (Pers.) E. Rostr. Karnal bunt: Tilletia indica Mitra Powdery mildew: Blumeria graminis (DC.) Speer Helminthosporium leaf spot, Helminthosporium spp., Cochliobolus sativus (S. Ito & Kurib.) Drechsler ex Dastur Cochliobolus sativus (Helminthosporium sativum) Syn. Bipolaris sorokiniana, Drechslera sorokiniana Foot rot: Pythium graminicolum Subraman and P. arrhenomanes Drechsler Alternaria leaf blight: Alternaria triticina Prasada & Prabhu Flag smut: Urocystis agropyri (G. Preuss) J. Schröt. Hill bunt: Tilletia tritici (syn. Tilletia caries) Bjerk. Wint. and T. laevis (syn. T. foetida). Kuhn Head Scab/Fusarium head blight: Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch Nematodes Seed gall Nematode, Anguina tritici, Tundu or yellow ear rot: Rathaybacter tritici + Anguina tritici (Tylenchida: Tylenchidae) Cereal cyst Nematode, Heterodera avenae (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae:) Root knot Nematode, Meloidogyne spp. Weeds Broadleaf Lambs quarter: Chenopodium spp. L. (Chenopodiaceae) Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae) Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae) Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae) Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae) Field bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae) Onion weed: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Liliaceae) Swine cress: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. (Brassicaceae) Jangali Palak: Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae) Yellow pea: Lathyrus aphaca L. (Fabaceae) Thistle weed: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Asteraceae Grasses Wild oat: Avena ludoviciana (L.) Nees. (Poaceae) Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae) Bluegrass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae) 4.16 Rye grass: Lolium spp. (Poaceae) Sedge Purple nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae Rodent pests Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis(Gray)(throughout India) Black Rat: Rattus rattus L. Field mouse: Mus booduga (Gray) (throughout India) Soft furred field rat, Millardia meltada (Gray) (throughout India) Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica (Hardwicke) (throughout India) Pest of Regional Significance Insect pests Wheat thrips: Anaphothrips favicinctus, Haplothrips tritici (Kurdjumov) (Thripidae: Thysanoptera) Ghujhia Weevil: Tanymecus indicus Faust (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) (Uttar Pradesh) Disease Seedling blight: Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn and Fusarium sp. (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu) IPM for Wheat To know the IPM practices for Wheat, click here. Source: NIPHM and Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage