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Passion Fruit Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and Mite Pests</h4>
<ul>
<li> Aphids: Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Aphis gossypii (Glover) and Macrosiphum solanifolii Thomas (Hemiptera: Aphidae)</li>
<li> Mealy bugs: Planococcus citri Risso, Planococcus pacificus Cox (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
<li> Fruit flies: Bactrocera latifrons, B. dorsalis, B. cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)</li>
<li> Scales: Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Coccidae), Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)</li>
<li> Mites: Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) (Trombidiformes :Tenuipalpidae), Tetranychus mexicanus (McGregor) and T. desertorum Banks (Acari: Tetranychidae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li> Brown spot: Alternaria passiflorae J.H. Simmonds, Proc. Roy. Soc. and A. alternata</li>
<li> Septoria Blotch (Spot) : Septoria fructigena Berk. M.A. Curtis, Grevillea, S. passifloricola Punith and S. passiflorae Louw</li>
<li> Root and crown rot: Pythium splendens Hans Braun, P. aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp, Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands and P. nicotianae Breda de Haan</li>
<li> Fusarium wilt: Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. emend. Snyder Hansen</li>
<li> Woodiness Of Passion Fruit: Passion fruit woodiness virus (PWV) and Cucumber woody virus (CWV)</li>
<li> Scab or Cladosporium Rot: Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fresen.) G.A. de Vries   and C. herbarum (Pers.) Link </li>
<li> Anthracnose : Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. . Sacc orchard</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
Broadleaf
<ul>
<li> Lamb’s quarter : Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li>Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae)</li>
<li>Wild sage: Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae)</li>
<li>Wire weed: Sida acuta Burm.f. (Malvaceae)</li>
<li>Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata (L) King H.E. Robins (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Buckthorm: Rhamnus nepalensis (Wall.) Lawson (Rhamnaceae)</li>
<li>Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Stinkbells: Circaester agrestis Maxim. (Circaestraceae)</li>
<li>Crofton weed: Ageratina adenophora (Spring.) (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Common purslane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)</li>
<li>Pink knotweed: Persicaria napalensis (Meisn.) Miyabe (Polygonaceae)</li>
</ul>
Grassy 
<ul>
<li> Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L.Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Itch grass: Rottboellia exaltata L.f. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Johnson grass: Sorghum halepense (L) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
Sedges
<ul>
<li>Purple nut sedge : Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
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<h3>Rodents</h3>
<ul>
<li> Soft furred orchard rat: Rattus meltada</li>
<li> Indian mole rat: Bandicota bengalensis</li>
<li> common house rat: Rattus rattus</li>
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<h3>IPM for Passion Fruit</h3>
To know the IPM practices for PAssion Fruit, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-passion-fruit/passion-fruit-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source:<a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="https://farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/ipm/passion-fruit.pdf" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window"> NIPHM</a> ; <a class="ext-link-icon" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine Storage</a>
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