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Arecanut Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
 Insect and mite pests
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<li> Spindle bug: Carvalhoia/ arecae Miller &amp; China (Hemiptera: Miridae)</li>
<li> Inflorescence caterpillar: Tirathaba mundella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li> Pentatomid bug: Halyomorpha marmorea (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)</li>
<li> Root grub: Leucopholis burmeisteri Brenske), Leucopholis lepidophora Blanch (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)</li>
<li> White mite/sorghum mite: Oligonychus indicus Hirst (Acarina: Tetranychidae)</li>
<li> Red mite/palm mite: Raoiella indica Hirst (Acarina: Tenuipalpidae)</li>
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 Diseases
<ul>
<li> Koleroga or mahali or fruit rot: Phytophthora meadii McRae</li>
<li> Inflorescence die back: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz.</li>
<li> Anabe roga or basal stem rot or foot rot: Ganoderma lucidum (Leys) Karst </li>
<li> Bud rot or crown rot: Phytophthora meadii McRae </li>
<li> Yellow leaf disease: Phytoplasma disease transmitted by the plant hopper, Proutista moesta (Hemiptera: Derbidae) </li>
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 Nematode 
<ul>
<li> Burrowing nematode: Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne</li>
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 Rodents 
<ul>
<li> Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis (Gray) (throughout India) </li>
<li> Palm rat/house rat: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus) (throughout India)</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
Grasses 
<ul>
<li> Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Congo grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae) </li>
<li> Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae) </li>
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Broadleaf 
<ul>
<li> Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li> Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae) </li>
<li> False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li> Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li> Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae) </li>
<li> Crofton weed: Eupatorium odoratum L. syn Chromolaena odorata L. R.M. king &amp; H. Rob (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Mile a minute: Mickania micrantha H.B.K. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Sensative plants: Mimosa pudica L. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li> Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
</ul>
 Sedges 
<ul>
<li> Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
<li> Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
 Insect pests 
<ul>
<li> Scale insects: res scale: Aonidiella orientalis Newstead; mussel scale: Ischnaspis longinostris (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)</li>
<li> Stem weevil: Diocalandra stigmaticollis Gyll. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) </li>
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 Storage pests 
<ul>
<li> Arecanut beetle: Caccotrypes carpophagus Horn (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)</li>
<li> Coffee bean weevil: Araecerus fasciculatus D. (Coleoptera: Anthribidae)</li>
<li>Cigarette beetle: Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)</li>
<li> Rice moth: Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Galleriidae)</li>
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 Diseases 
<ul>
<li> Collar rot of seedlings: Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia spp.</li>
<li> Stem bleeding: Thielaviopsis paradoxa Von. Hon. </li>
</ul>
 Diseases in storage 
<ul>
<li> Aspergillus niger van Tieghem, A. flavus Link., A. chivalieri </li>
<li> Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat</li>
<li> Rhizopus sp. </li>
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 Weeds Broad leaf 
<ul>
<li> Ragweed: Ambrosia psilostachya DC. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li> Field bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae) Sedges</li>
<li> Yellow nutsedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
<li> Flat sedge: Cyperus difformis L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Arecanut</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Arecanut, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-commercial-crops/ipm-strategies-for-arecanut/arecanut-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Arecanut.pdf" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">NIPHM</a>, <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a> 
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