Pests of National Significance in Sunflower Insect Pests Scale insect: Lepidosaphes ulmi L. (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Betelvine bug: Disphinctus politus Walk. (Hemiptera: Miridae) Mealy bug: Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Whitefly: Dialeurodes pallida Singh (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Red spider mites: Tetranychus Dufour (Arachnida: Tetranychidae) Diseases Leaf stem and foot rot: Phytophthora spp. Leaf spot or anthracanose: Colletotrichum capsici (Syd.) E.J. Butler & Bisby Sclerotial wilt or collar rots: Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. Powdery mildew: Oidium piperis Uppal, Kamat & Patel Bacterial leaf spot: Xanthomonas campestris Dowson Nematodes Nematodes: Root-knot nematodes: Meloidogyne incognita Kofoid & White (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) Reniform nematode: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) Weeds Broad leaf Yellow sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae) Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae) Creeping Thistle: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop (Asteraceae) Batthal: Launea nudicaulis (L.) Hook.f. (Asteraceae) Joyweed: Alternenthera sessiles (L.) R.Br. ex DC. (Amaranthaceae) Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae) Punarnava: Boerhavia diffusa L. (Nyctaginaceae) Common puruselene: Portulaee oleraceae L. (Portulacaceae) Common sorrel: Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae) Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrurn L. (Aizoaceae) Grasses Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L. (Poaceae) Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae) Sedges Nut grass: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae) Rodents Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis Gray Black rat: Rattus rattus L. Pests of Regional Significance Insect Pests Black fly: Aleurocanthus woglumi Singh (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Thrips: Thrips tabaci L. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)—West Bengal Aphids: Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)-West Bengal Yellow mite: Hetnyersonemus lotus -West Bengal Diseases Fusarium wilt: Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc- West Bengal Nematodes Stunt nematodes: Tylenchorhynchus sp- Bihar IPM for Betelivine To know the IPM practices for Betelivine, click here. Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage