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Watermelon: Natural Enemies

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<h3>Natural Enemies of Watermelon Insect Pests</h3>
<h4>Parasitoids</h4>
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<h4>Predators</h4>
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<h3>Resistant/tolerant varieties</h3>
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<td height="20" width="153"><strong>Pest/disease</strong></td>
<td width="432"><strong>Tolerant/ Resistant Variety</strong></td>
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<td height="20">Wilt</td>
<td>Watermelon-F1 sweet sensation, watermelon –F1 big guy</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="39">Anthracnose and wilt</td>
<td class="xl66" width="432">Watermelon-F1 midnight,   watermelon F1 bengal tiger, watermelon-F1 sweet dragon, watermelon-F1 wonder   hybrid.</td>
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<td height="20">Alternaria leaf spot</td>
<td>Sugar baby’, ‘Fairfax’, and ‘Calhoun gray</td>
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<td height="20">Powdery mildew</td>
<td>Arka Manik</td>
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<td height="20">Aphid</td>
<td>PI 299563</td>
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<td height="20">Spider mite</td>
<td class="xl67"><strong>'Congo'</strong> and <strong>'Giza 1'</strong></td>
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<td>Durgapura Kesar' (RW 187-2), Mithila, Suganthi, Kiran, Simran, Vishal</td>
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<h3>IPM for Watermelon</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Watermelon, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-watermelon/watermelon-crop-stage-wise-ipm" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Watermelon.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></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)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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