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IPM strategies for Loquat

  Loquat Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
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<li>Fruit fly: Bactrocera dorsalis (Hend.) (Diptera: Tephritidae)</li>
<li>Bark eating caterpillar: Indarbela quadrinotata Walker (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)</li>
<li>Scale: Coccus viridis (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)</li>
<li>Aphid: Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li>Thrips: Heliothrips spp. Bouché (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)</li>
<li>Chafer beetle: Adoretus duvauceli Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li>Grey weevil: Myllocerus discolor Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)</li>
<li>Pomegranate butterfly: Deudorix epijarbas (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li> Shoot/fruit blight and bark canker: Phoma glumerata (Corda) Wollenw Hochapfel</li>
<li> Crown rot: Phytophthora spp. (Mont.) de Bary </li>
<li> Root rot/ white rot: Polyporus paustis P. Micheli ex Adans</li>
<li> Wither tip: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. and Sacc.</li>
<li> Collar rot: Sclerotium sp. Sacc. &amp; Diplodia spp. Fr.</li>
<li> Twig blight and canker: Cytospora chrysosperma Pers</li>
<li>Die back: Cytospora eriobotryae Curzi </li>
<li> Leaf spot: Entomosporium sp </li>
<li> Fire Blight: Erwinia amylovora (Burrill 1882) Winslow </li>
<li> Scab: Spilocaea spp., Venturia spp</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Broadleaf</h4>
<ul>
<li> Lambs quarter: Chenopodium spp. L. (Chenopodiaceae) </li>
<li> Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)</li>
<li> Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae)</li>
<li> Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)</li>
<li> Painted spurge: Euphorbia geniculata Ortega (Euphorbiaceae) </li>
<li>False Mallow: Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke (Malvaceae)</li>
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<h4>Grasses</h4>
<ul>
<li> Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L. Pers. (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> Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Yellow foxtail: Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li> Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Rodents</h3>
<ul>
<li> Indian mole rat: Bandicota bengalensis (Gray) (throughout India)</li>
<li> Soft furred field rat: Millardia meltada (Gray) (throughout India) </li>
<li> Vole: Alticola spp.</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Loquat</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Loquat, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-loquat/loquat-crop-stage-wiseipm" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Loquat.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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