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Jackfruit Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Shoot and fruit borer: Glyphodes caesalis (Walker), (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li>Spittle bugs: Cosmocarta relata Distant (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) </li>
<li>Mealybug: Drosicha mangiferae Stebbins (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) </li>
<li>Bud weevil: Ochyromera artocarpi Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)</li>
<li>Bark eating caterpillar: Indarbela tetraonis (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) </li>
<li>Aphid: Greenidea artocarpi (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) </li>
<li>Leaf webber: Glyphodes bivitralis Gueneé (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Soft rot or fruit rot: Rhizopus artocarpi Racib. </li>
<li>Dieback: Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. </li>
<li>Leaf spot: Phyllosticta artocarpina Speg. </li>
<li>Pink disease: Botryobasidium salmonicolaor (Berk. &amp; Broome) &amp; Corticium Salmonicolor (Berk. &amp; Broome)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Weeds:</h3>
<h4>Broadleaf</h4>
<ul>
<li>Asthma herb: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae) </li>
<li>Cock's comb: Celosia argentea L. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li>Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li>Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae) </li>
<li>Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L. (Cappariaceae) </li>
<li>Horse Purslane: Trainthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae) </li>
<li>Creeping thistle: Cirisium arvense (L.) Scop (Asteraceae) </li>
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<h4>Grasses</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L.(Scop.) (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Yellow foxtail: Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae) </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Buffalow grass: Paspalum conjugatum Berggius (Poaceae) </li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cypraceae) </li>
<li>Umbrella sedge: Cyperus difformis L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Stem borer: Batocera rufomaculata (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) </li>
<li>Pink waxy scale: Ceroplastes rubens Maskell (Hemiptera: Coccidae) </li>
<li>Thrips: Pseudodendrothrips dwivarna Ramakrishna &amp; Margabandhu (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) </li>
<li>Aphid: Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) </li>
<li>Castor capsule borer: Dichocrocis punctiferalis (Gunee) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) </li>
<li>Fruit fly: Bactrocera umbrosa Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae)</li>
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<h4>Disease</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rust: Uredo artocarpi Berk. &amp; Broome </li>
<li>Anthracnose: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. &amp;. Sacc</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Jackfruit</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Jackfruit, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-jackfruit/jackfruit-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Jackfruit.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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