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Clove Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance in Clove</h3>
<h4>Insect Pests</h4>
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<li><strong>Stem borer</strong>: <i>Sahyadrassus malabaricus Moore</i> (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) </li>
<li><strong>Scale insects</strong>: <i>Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, Green scale: Lecanium psidii Green, Wax scale: Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, Pulvinaria psidii</i> (Maskell),Masked scale: Mycetaspis personata Comstock, Soft scale: Kilifia accuminata Signoret (Hemiptera:Coccidae) </li>
<li><strong>Mealy bugs:</strong> <i>Planococcus sp. and Psuedococus sp</i>.(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Seedling Wilt</strong>: <i>Cylindrocladium sp., Fusarium sp., Rhizoctonia sp. </i></li>
<li><strong>Leaf rot</strong>: <i>Cylindrocladium quinquiseptatum Boedijin and Reitsma</i> </li>
<li><strong>Leaf spot and bud shedding</strong>: <i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i>(Penz.) <i>Penz. &amp;. Sacc</i></li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Broad leaf weeds</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigweed</strong><i>: Amaranthus viridis Hook.</i> F<i>. Amaranthaceae </i></li>
<li><strong>Common purselane</strong>: <i>Portulaca oleracea L. Portualacaceae</i> </li>
<li><strong>False amaranth</strong>: <i>Digeria arvensis Forssk. Amaranthaceae</i> </li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass</strong>: <i>Parthenium hysterophorusL. Asteraceae </i></li>
<li><strong>Goat weed</strong>: <i>Ageratum conyzoidesL. Asteraceae </i></li>
<li><strong>Little mallow</strong> (cheese weed): <i>Malva parviflora</i> F. <i>Malvaceae</i></li>
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<h4>Grassy weeds</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass</strong>: <i>Echinochloacrusgalli</i>(L.) <i>Beauv. Poaceae</i> </li>
<li><strong>Bermuda grass</strong>: <i>Cynodondactylon </i>(L.) <i>Pers. Poaceae</i></li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Nutsedge:</strong> <i>Cyperus rotundus/Cyperus iria/Cyperus difformisL. Cyperaceae</i></li>
</ul>
<h3>Nematodes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ring nematode</strong>: <i>Criconemoidesspp.</i>(Tylenchida: Criconematidae) </li>
<li><strong>Reniform nematode</strong>: <i>RotylenchulusreniformisLinford and Oliveira</i> (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) </li>
<li><strong>Common spiral nematode</strong>: <i>Helicotylenchusdihystera</i>(Cobb) <i>Sher</i>(Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae)</li>
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<h3>IPM for Clove</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Clove, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-spice-crops/ipm-strategies-for-clove/clove-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/Clove.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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