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Redgram Pests 

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
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<li><strong>Pod borer:</strong> Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><strong>Podfly:</strong> Melanagromyza obtusa Malloch (Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li><strong>Leaf webber:</strong> Grapholita critica Meyr (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)</li>
<li><strong>Spotted pod borer:</strong> Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li><strong>Plume moth:</strong> Exelastis atom osa Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)</li>
<li><strong>Pulse beetle:</strong> Callosobruchus chinensis Linn., C. maculatus Fab. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae )</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Wilt:</strong> Fusarium udum E.J. Butler</li>
<li><strong>Pigeon pea sterility mosaic:</strong> Pigeon pea sterility mosaic virus</li>
<li><strong>Stem blight:</strong> Phytophthora draschalari f.sp. cajani Mahendra Pal, Grewal &amp; Sarbhoy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Horse purslane:</strong> Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Tick weed:</strong> Cleome viscose L. (Capparidaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Coat buttons:</strong> Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Pigweed:</strong> Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Crab grass:</strong> Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Yellow foxtail:</strong> Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. Poaceae</li>
<li><strong>Goose grass:</strong> Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Bermuda grass:</strong> Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Rabbit/crow foot grass:</strong> Dactyloctenium aegyptium L. Willd. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purple nutsedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Flat sedge:</strong> Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Nematode</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigeonpea cyst nematode:</strong> Heterodera cajani Koshy (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bihar hairy caterpillar:</strong> Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (U.P, Bihar, Haryana)</li>
<li><strong>Red headed hairy caterpillar:</strong> Amsacta moori B, A. albistriga W. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (Rajasthan)</li>
<li><strong>Blister beetle:</strong> Mylabris pustulata Thunberg (Coleoptera: Meloidae) (Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa, Punjab )</li>
<li><strong>Pod bug:</strong> Clavigralla gibbosa Spinola (Hemiptera: Coreidae) (Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Haryana, Orissa, Gujarat)</li>
<li><strong>Grey weevil:</strong> Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidea) (Uttar Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Cowbug:</strong> Otinotus oneratus W, Oxyrachis tarandus F. (Hemiptera: Membracidae) (West Bengal)</li>
<li><strong>Aphid:</strong> Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka)</li>
<li><strong>Pod weevil:</strong> Ceuthorrhynchus asperulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Karnataka)</li>
<li><strong>Scale:</strong> Ceroplastodes cajani Maskell (Hemiptera: Coccidae ) (Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat)</li>
<li><strong>Mealybug:</strong> Phenacoccus solenopsis T, Coccidohystrix insolita Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mungbean yellow disease:</strong> Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha)</li>
<li><strong>Dry root rot:</strong> Macrophomina phaseolina Tassi Goid (Uttar Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi )</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lance nematode:</strong> Hoplolaimus spp (Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Root-knot nematode:</strong> Meloidogyne spp. (Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Reniform nematode:</strong> Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira (Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh)</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Redgram</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Redgram, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-pulses/ipm-strategies-for-redgram/redgram-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/Redgram.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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