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IPM strategies for cherry

 Cherry Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Stem borer: Aeolesthes sarta Solsky (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)</li>
<li>Round headed borer: Macrotoma crenata Lameere (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)</li>
<li>Indian gypsy moth/Kashmir willow defoliator/hairy caterpillar: Lymantria obfuscata Walk. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Diseases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Leaf spot/shot hole/brown rot: Cercospora circumcissa Sacc; C. rubrotincta Ellis &amp; Everh</li>
<li> Bacterial gummosis: Pseudomonas sp</li>
<li>Silver leaf canker: Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar</li>
<li>White root rot: Dematophora necatrix Berl. ex Prill</li>
<li> Whiskers rot: Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.: Fr.) Vuill.</li>
<li>Collar rot/root rot: Phytophthora sp</li>
<li>Coryneum blight/shot hole: Stigmina carpophila (Lév.) M.B. Ellis</li>
<li>Powdery mildew: Podosphaera clandestine (Wallr.) Lév.</li>
<li>Crown Gall: Agrobacterium tumefaciens Smith Townsend</li>
<li>Prunus Necrotic Ringspot: Virus</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Broadleaf</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li>Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)</li>
<li>Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae)</li>
<li>Goat weed:Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Sow thistle: Sonchus spp. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Mock strawberry: Duchesnea indica (Andr). Focke (Rosaceae)</li>
<li>Musk rose/rosehip: Rosa moschata Herrm. (Rosaceae)</li>
<li>Brambles: Rubus spp. (Rosaceae)</li>
<li>Common purslane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Grasses</h4>
<ul>
<li> Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Perse. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Knot grass: Paspalum distichum L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Wire grass: Eleusine indica L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Coutch grass: Elymus repens L. Gould. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li>Annual sedge: Cyperus compressus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Regional significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Leaf roller/tiger moth: Panaxia principalis Kollar (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li>Mealy plum aphid: Hyalopterus arundinis Geoffroy (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li>Case bearer caterpillar: Coleophora nigricella Stephens (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)</li>
<li>Pear psylla: Psylla pyricola (Foerster) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)</li>
<li>Defoliating beetles: Adoretus sp. &amp; Brahmina sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li>Root borer: Dorysthenes hugelii Redt. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li>Green peach aphid: Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li>Chaffer beetle: Protaetia impavida Jonson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li>Blossom thrips: Thrips flavus Schrank (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)</li>
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<h3>IPM for Cherry</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Cherry, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-cherry/cherry">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Cherry.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">NIPHM</a>; <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)">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a> 
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