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Oilpalm Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Spindle bug: Carvalhoia arecae (Miller) (Hemiptera: Miridae)</li>
<li>Root grub: Leucopholis burmeisteri (Brenske) (Coleoptera:Melolonthidae)</li>
<li>Rhinocerous beetle: Oryctes rhinoceros (Linneaus) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) </li>
<li>Red palm weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) </li>
<li>Case worm: Pteroma pendula (de Joannis) (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)</li>
<li>Acaria sp. </li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Stem wet root/ stem bleeding: Theilaviopsis paradoxa (de Seynes)</li>
<li>Bud rot disease: Phytophthora palmivora (Butler) </li>
<li>Basal stem rot: Ganoderma lucidum (Karst) </li>
<li>Bunch rot: Marasmius palmivorus (Sharples) </li>
<li>Anthracnose: Botryodiplodia palmarum (Cooker) </li>
<li>Leaf spot: Pestalotiopsis spp </li>
<li>Bacterial bud rot/Spear rot: Erwinia spp</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Broad leaf weeds</h4>
<ul>
<li>Crofton weed: Eupatorium odoratum L. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li>Sensitive plant: Mimosa pudica L. (Fabaceae) </li>
<li>Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata (L) R.M. King &amp; H. Rob (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li>Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae) </li>
<li>Pig weed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae) </li>
<li>Plantation bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae) </li>
<li>Painted spurge: Euphorbia geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch &amp; Garcke (Euphorbiaceae) </li>
<li>False Mallow: Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke (Malvaceae)</li>
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<h4>Grassy weeds</h4>
<ul>
<li>Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrical (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Burmuda Grass:Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae) Sedges </li>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
<li>Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Rodents</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lesser bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis </li>
<li>Soft furred plantation rat: Millardia meltada </li>
<li>Common house rat: Rattus rattus </li>
</ul>
<h3>Vertebrate pest</h3>
<ul>
<li>Common mynah: Acidotheres tristis </li>
<li>Forest crow </li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Regional Significance</h3>
Insect and Mite pests
<ul>
<li>Scale: Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) </li>
<li>Mealy bug: Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) </li>
<li>Termites: Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) (Isoptera: Termiitidae)</li>
<li>Nettle caterpillar: Thosea andamanica (Holloway) (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) </li>
<li>Mite: Tetranychus piercei (McGergor) ((Acarida: Tetranychidae)</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Oilpalm</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Oilpalm, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-oilpalm/oilpalm-crop-stage-wise-ipm" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Oilpalm.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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