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Tobacco Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect Pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Leaf eating caterpillar:</strong> Spodoptera litura Fab. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><strong>Whitefly:</strong> Bemisia tabaci Genn (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)</li>
<li><strong>Stem borer:</strong> Scrobipalpa heliopa Low. (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)</li>
<li><strong>Gram pod borer/bud worm/capsule borer:</strong> Helicoverpa armigera Hub. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><strong>Tobacco aphid:</strong> Myzus nicotianae Black (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Damping off:</strong> Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp, Pythium myriotylum Drechsler</li>
<li><strong>Frog eye leaf spot:</strong> Cercospora nicotianae Ellis &amp; Everh.</li>
<li><strong>Leaf bight:</strong> Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae Breda de Haa</li>
<li><strong>Anthracnose:</strong> Colletotrichum tabacum Boning</li>
<li><strong>Rhizoctonia leaf spot/Sore shin:</strong> Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn</li>
<li><strong>Black shank:</strong> Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae (Edison) Fitzp</li>
<li><strong>Fusarium wilt:</strong> Fusarium oxysporum var. nicotianae Sherb.</li>
<li><strong>Brown spot:</strong> Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl</li>
<li><strong>Tobacco mosaic disease:</strong> Tobacco mosaic virus</li>
<li><strong>Tobacco leaf curl disease:</strong> Tobacco leaf curl virus</li>
<li><strong>Cucumber mosaic disease:</strong> Cucumber mosaic virus</li>
<li><strong>Tobacco ring spot disease:</strong> Tobacco ring spot virus</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematode</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Root-knot nematode:</strong> Meloidogyne spp. (M. icongnita, M. arineria, M. javanica)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lambs quarter: </strong>Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Scarlet pimpernel:</strong> Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Sweet clover:</strong> Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Fine leaf fumitory:</strong> Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Corn spurry:</strong> Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)</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>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass:</strong> Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Blue grass:</strong> Poa annua L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Rabbit/crow foot grass: </strong>Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Crab grass:</strong> Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass:</strong> Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. (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>Broomrape:</strong> Orobanche aegyptiaca L. (Orobanchaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cut worm:</strong> Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><strong>White grub:</strong> Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li><strong>Rove beetle: </strong>Bledius gracillicornis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)</li>
<li><strong>Grass hoppers:</strong> Acrida exultata, Cyrtacanthacris tartarica, Atractomorpha crenulata (Orthoptera: Acrididae)</li>
<li>Cotton mealybug: Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bacterial wilt:</strong> Ralstonia solanacearum Smith</li>
<li><strong>Hollow stalk:</strong> Erwinia carotovora sub sp. carotovora Jones</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Tobacco</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Tobacco, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-commercial-crops/ipm-strategies-for-tobacco/tobacco-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Tobacco.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/" 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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