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IPM Strategies for Blackgram & Greengram

Blackgram & Greengram Pests 

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pod borer:</strong> Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><strong>Spotted pod borer:</strong> Maruca vitrata Geyer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li><strong>Spiny pod borer:</strong> Etiella zinckenella Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li><strong>Blue butterfly:</strong> Lampides boeticus Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)</li>
<li><strong>Grass blue butterfly:</strong> Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)</li>
<li><strong>Bihar hairy caterpillar:</strong> Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)</li>
<li><strong>Stem fly:</strong> Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon (Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li><strong>Pod weevil:</strong> Apionam plum Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)</li>
<li><strong>Bean aphid:</strong> Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li><strong>Leaf hopper: </strong>Empoasca kerri Latreille ( Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)</li>
<li><strong>Podfly:</strong> Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li><strong>Lablab bug:</strong> Coptosoma cribraria (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Plataspididae)</li>
<li><strong>Whitefly: </strong>Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)</li>
<li><strong>Thrips:</strong> Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)</li>
<li><strong>Blister beetle:</strong> Mylabris spp (Coleoptera: Meloidae)</li>
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<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cyst nematode:</strong> Heterodera cajani Koshi (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)</li>
<li><strong>Root knot nematode:</strong> Meloidogyne incognita (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Anthracnose:</strong> Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. &amp; Magnus) Briosi &amp; Cavara</li>
<li><strong>Bacterial leaf blight:</strong> Xanthomonas phaseoli Dowson</li>
<li><strong>Cercospora leaf spot:</strong> Cercospora canescens</li>
<li><strong>Powdery mildew:</strong> Erysiphe polygoni</li>
<li><strong>Root rot and leaf blight:</strong> Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn</li>
<li><strong>Rust:</strong> Uromyces phaseoli G. Winter (Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Macrophomina blight:</strong> Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.</li>
<li><strong>Yellow mosaic disease:</strong> Mungbean yellow mosaic virus</li>
<li><strong>Leaf crinkle disease:</strong> Leaf crinkle virus</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigweed:</strong> Amaranthus viridis Hook F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Horse purslane: </strong>Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Tick weed:</strong> Cleome viscosa L. (Capparidaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Stonebreaker:</strong> Phyllanthus niruri L. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common lambsquarter: </strong>Chenopodium album L.(Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Burclover: </strong>Medicago denticulata Willd (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Canada thistle:</strong> Cirsium arvensis (L.) Scop (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Field bindweed:</strong> Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Three flowered tickerfoil:</strong> Desmodium trifl orum (L.) DC (Fabaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Goose grass:</strong> Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Rabbit/crow foot grass:</strong> Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass:</strong> Echinocloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. And Jungle rice E. Colona (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Flat sedge:</strong> Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>White grub: </strong>Holotrichia sp (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (Haryana)</li>
<li><strong>Red spider mite:</strong>Tetranychus sp (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) (Gujarat)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Stunt nematode:</strong> Telenchorhynchus sp (Tylenchida: Belonolaimidae)</li>
<li><strong>Lesion nematode:</strong> Pratylenchus sp (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae)</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Blackgram &amp; Greengram</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Blackgram &amp; Greengram, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-pulses/ipm-strategies-for-blackgram-greengram/crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/BlackgramandGreengram.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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