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IPM Strategies for Guava

Guava Pests

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<h3>A.Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ol>
<li>Fruit fly: Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi) and B. spp (Diptera: Tephritidae) </li>
<li>Fruit borer complex: 
<ul>
<li>Castor capsule borer: Congethes (Dichocrocis) punctiferalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) </li>
<li>Pomegranate butterfly: Deudorix (Virachola) isocrates Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) </li>
<li>Fruit borer: Rapala varuna Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) </li>
</ul>
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<li>Bark eating caterpillar: Indarbela tetraonis (Moore) (Lepidoptera : Cossidae) </li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Guava wilt: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. psidii and F. solani (Mart.) Sacc. </li>
<li>Fruit rot: Phytophthora nicotianae Dastur, P. nicotianae Breda de Haan var. parasitica, P. citricola Sawada and Rhizopus stolanifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill. </li>
<li>Stem canker and dry fruit rot: Physalopara psidii Stevens &amp; Pierce and Diplodia netalensis Evans.] </li>
<li>Dieback and fruit rot: Colletotrichum psidii Curzi./Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. and Sacc. </li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li>Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L. Poaceae </li>
<li>Hairy crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. Poaceae </li>
<li>Egyptian crowfoot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd Poaceae </li>
<li>Buffalo grass: Paspalum conjugatum P. J. Bergius Poaceae </li>
<li>Cogongrass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. Poaceae </li>
</ul>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li>Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. Fabaceae </li>
<li>Beggar-ticks: Bidens pilosa L. Asteraceae </li>
<li>Silk Leaf: Lagascea mollis Cavanilles Asteraceae </li>
<li>Canoe weed: Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L. Euphorbiaceae </li>
<li>Mohanavallee: Loranthus longiflorus Desr. (Loranthaceae) (Semi- parasitic weed) </li>
<li>Amaranth: Amaranthus viridis L. Amaranthaceae </li>
<li>False amaranth: Digera arvense Forssk. Amaranthaceae </li>
<li>Asthma herb: Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbiaceae </li>
<li>Milkweed: Euphorbia geniculate L. Euphorbiaceae </li>
<li>Whitetop Weed: Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae </li>
<li>Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. Aizoaceae </li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li>Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. Cypraceae </li>
<li>Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. Cypraceae </li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance:</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Tea mosquito bug: Helopeltis antonii Signoret (Hemiptera: Miridae) </li>
<li>Mealy bug: Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell), Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae:) </li>
<li>Coccids: Hemaspidoproctus cinereus Green. (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) </li>
<li>Guava aphid: Aphis punicae Passerini (Hemiptera: Aphididae) </li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fruit canker: Pestalotia psidii Pat. (Mumbai, Mysore, Thane, Dharwar, Pune, Ponta Vally, Himachal Pradesh and Lucknow) </li>
<li>Algal leaf and fruit spot: Cephaleuros virescens Kuntze (Mysore, Patna, Lucknow and Sitapur) </li>
<li>Styler end rot: Phomopsis psidii de Camara (Lucknow and Bangalore) </li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li>Quackgrass: Agropyron repens (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae </li>
<li>Indian goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae </li>
<li>Lovegrass: Eragrostis tanella (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae </li>
<li>Johnson grass: Sorghum helepense (L.) Pers. Poaceae </li>
</ul>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li>Pig weed: Boerhavia hirsuta Willd Nyctaginaceae </li>
<li>Shaggy Button Weed: Borreria hispida (Linn.) K. Schum. Rubiaceae </li>
<li>Swine Cress: Cronopus didymus L. Sm. Brassicaceae </li>
<li>Common Purslane: Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae </li>
<li>Launaea: Launea nudicaulis (L.) Hook. f. Asteraceae </li>
<li>Sticky spider-flower: Cleome viscosa L. Capparaceae </li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li>Yellow nutsedge: Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperaceae </li>
<li>Small-floweed umbrella sedge: Cyperus difformis L. Cyperaceae </li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Guava</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Guava, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-guava/guava-crop-stage-wise-ipm-1" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Guava.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">NIPHM</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)">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a>
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