Pests of National Significance in Apricot Insect pests Flat headed borers: Chrysobothris mali Horn (Coleoptera: Buprestide) &Capnodis tenebrionis Linne (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Hairy caterpillar:Lymantria obfuscata Walker (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Defoliating beetles: Adoretos sp. & Brahmina sp Leaf curl plum aphid: Anuraphid helichyrysi Kaltenbach (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Brown apricot scale: Lecanium corni (Bouché) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) San Jose-scale: Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Diseases Brown rot Blossom blight: Monilinia laxa (Aderh. &Ruhland) Honey Frosty mildew: Cercosporella persica (Sacc.) Sacc Powdery mildew: Sphaerotheca pannosa (Wallr.) Lév Coryneum blight/shot hole: Stigmina corpophylla (Lév.) M.B. Ellis Silver leaf and canker: Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar White root rot: Dematophora necatrix Berl. exPrill Whisker rot: Rhizopus stolonifer Ehrenb Collar rot: Phytophthora spp & Pythium spp Bacterial gummosis: Pseudomonas spp Pest of Regional Significance Insect pests Tent caterpillar: Malacosoma indica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) Leaf rollers: Archips argyrospilus & subsidiaria sp Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Blue beetle: Heltica semipicens (Coleoptera:) Ear wig: Forficula auricularia Linnaeus (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) Codling moth: Cydia pomonella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Peach twig borer/Apricot fruit borer: Anarsia lineatella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Consperse sting bug: Euschistis conpersus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Coconut rhinoceros beetle: Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Blossom thrips: Taeniothrips spp, Frankliniella dampfi Priesner (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Apricot chalcid: Eurytoma samsona vivarsiliev (Hymenoptera: Chalci) Mealy plum aphid: Hyalopterous pruni Geoffroy (Homoptera: Aphididae) Weeds Broad leaf Weeds Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. Oxalidaceae Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Sowthistles: Sonchus spp. Asteraceae Congress grass Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae Musk rose: Rosa moschata Herrm. (Rosaceae) Brambles: Rubus spp. (Rosaceae) Spurge: Euphorbia hirta L (Euphorbiaceae) Common sorrel: Rumex dentatus L (Polygonaceae) Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L (Chenopodiaceae) Grassy weeds Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.Poaceae Blanket grass: Axonopus compressus (Sw.) Beauv. Poaceae Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) Poaceae Knot grass: Paspalum conjugatum L. Poaceae Sedges Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L Cyperaceae IPM for Apricot To know the IPM practices for Apricot, click here. Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage