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IPM strategies for cabbage and cauliflower

Cabbage and Cauliflower Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal) </li>
<li>Head borer, Hellula undalis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) (Andhra, Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab) </li>
<li>Leaf webber, Crocidolomia binotalis (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh) </li>
<li>Cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, West Bengal) </li>
<li>Cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal) </li>
<li>Tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Damping off, Pythium aphanidermatum (Eds.)Fitz ; Rhizoctonia sonali Kuhn (Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal) </li>
<li>Black rot, Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Dowson) Dye, et al. (Delhi, Manipur, Maharashtra, Rajasthan) </li>
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<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita/M. javanica </li>
<li>Reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis </li>
</ul>
<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Major Kharif weeds</h4>
Broadleaf weeds 
<ul>
<li>Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F.</li>
<li>Swine cress: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.</li>
<li>Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L.</li>
<li>Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. </li>
<li>False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. </li>
</ul>
Grassy weeds
<ul>
<li>Rabbit/Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv.</li>
<li>Crabgrass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd. </li>
<li>Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Scop. Sedges </li>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. </li>
<li>Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Major Rabi weeds</h4>
Broadleaf weeds
<ul>
<li>Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L. </li>
<li>Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. </li>
<li>Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. </li>
<li>Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam.</li>
<li>Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. </li>
</ul>
Grassy weeds
<ul>
<li>Blue grass: Poa annua L. </li>
<li>Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh) </li>
<li>Leaf eating caterpillar, Spilosoma oblique Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)</li>
<li>Serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifoli (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li>Mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Homoptera: Aphididae) (Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura) </li>
<li>Cut worm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) </li>
<li>Painted bug, Bagrada cruciferorum Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Club root: Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor. (Bihar, Kerala, West Bengal) </li>
<li>Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV): CaMV (Himachal Pradesh) </li>
<li>Ring spot: Mycosphaerella brassicicolaI (Fries ex Duby) Lindau </li>
<li>Black leg: Phoma lingam (Tode) Desm (Leptosphaeria maculans). </li>
<li>Alternaria spot: Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc., A. brassicicola (Schow.) Wiltshire (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan) </li>
<li>White rust: Albugo candida (Lev.) Kunze. (Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka) </li>
<li>Root rot: Pythium spp.</li>
<li>Soft rot: Erwinia carotovora (L.R. Jones) Hollander </li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Stunt nematode, Pratylenchus pratensis</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Cabbage and Cauliflower</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Cabbage &amp; Cauliflower, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-vegetables/ipm-strategies-for-cabbage-and-cauliflower/cabbage-and-cauliflower-crop-stage-wise-ipm" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/CabbageandCauliflower.pdf" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">NIPHM</a>, <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a>
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