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Curry Leaf Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance in Curryleaf</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Citrus butterfly: Papilio demoleus, (Esper, 1798) P. polytes polytes, (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)</li>
<li>Citrus psylla or psyllid: Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)</li>
<li>Scales: Unaspis citri (Comstock) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae)</li>
<li>Mealy bugs: Planococcus citri (Risso) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
<li>Aphids: Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li>Tortoise beetle: Silana farinose (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)</li>
<li>Two spotted mites:Tetranychus spp. Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae)</li>
<li>Citrus leaf miner: Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistinae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Leaf spot (Phyllosticta leaf spot)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Major 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>
<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>Rabbit/Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv. </li>
<li>Crabgrass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd. </li>
<li>Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Scop. </li>
<li>Blue grass: Poa annua L. </li>
<li>Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. </li>
</ul>
Sedges
<ul>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. </li>
<li>Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L.</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Curry Lear</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Curry Leaf, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-vegetables/ipm-strategies-for-curryleaf/curry-leaf-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here</a>.
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Curryleaf.pdf" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">NIPHM</a>, <a class="ext-link-icon" 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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