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Potato Pests 

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Aphids:</strong> Myzus persicae Sulzerand, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li><strong>Potato tuber moth:</strong> Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)</li>
<li><strong>Jassids/ leaf hoppers:</strong> Amrasca devastans Dist. and Empoasca fabae Harris (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)</li>
<li><strong>Whitefly:</strong> Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematode</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Root-knot nematode: </strong>Meloidogyne sp.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Late blight:</strong> Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary</li>
<li><strong>Black scurf:</strong> Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn</li>
<li><strong>Leaf spot complex:</strong> Alternaria sp, Phoma sp.</li>
<li><strong>Septoria leaf spot: </strong>Septoria lycopersici var. malagutii Ciccarone &amp; Boerema</li>
<li><strong>Early blight:</strong> Alterneria solani Sorauer</li>
<li><strong>Common scab:</strong> Streptomyces scabies Lambert and Loria</li>
<li><strong>Bacterial wilt:</strong> Ralstonia solanacearum Smith</li>
<li><strong>Viral diseases</strong> : (Potato virus X, S, Y and Potato leaf roll virus)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Kharif</h5>
<h5>Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigweed:</strong> Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Swine cress:</strong> Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. (Brassicaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane: </strong>Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forsk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Rabbit/ crow foot grass:</strong> Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Crabgrass:</strong> Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass: </strong>Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. (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>Rabi</h5>
<h5>Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lamb’s quarter:</strong> Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Scarlet pimpernel:</strong> Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Sweet clover: </strong>Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Fine leaf fumitory:</strong> Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Corn spurry:</strong> Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Goat weed:</strong> Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Rough medic:</strong> Medicago denticulata Willd (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Broad leaf wood sorrel:</strong> Oxalis latifolia Kunth. (Oxalidaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Horse purslane: </strong>Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Onion weed: </strong>Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Liliaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Field bindweed:</strong> Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Blue grass:</strong> Poa annua L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Canary grass: </strong>Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Rodent and non-rodent vertebrate pests</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lesser bandicoot:</strong> Bandicota bengalensis</li>
<li><strong>Indian creased porcupine</strong>: Hystrix indica</li>
<li><strong>Wild boar:</strong> Sus scrofa</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cut worm:</strong> Agrotis segetum Denis &amp; Schiffer müller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Tripura, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>White grub:</strong> Lachnosterna longipennis Blanchard and L. coracea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)(Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Leafminer:</strong> Liriomyza huidobrensi Blanchard (Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li><strong>Spider mites:</strong> Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Acarina: Tarsonemidae) (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa)</li>
<li><strong>Thrips:</strong> Thrips sp (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Orissa)</li>
<li><strong>Tobacco caterpillar:</strong> Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka)</li>
<li><strong>Leaf eating caterpillar/gram pod borer: </strong>Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Punjab, Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Semi looper:</strong> Trichoplusia ni Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Potato spotted wilt virus</strong> (Karnataka)</li>
<li><strong>Charcoal rot:</strong> Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. (Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Central provinces, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Potato spindle tuber viroid</strong> (PSTVd) (Himachal Pradesh, Bihar)</li>
<li><strong>Pink rot:</strong> Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybr. (Himachal Pradesh)</li>
<li><strong>Soft rot: </strong>Erwinia carotovora Winslow (Delhi)</li>
<li><strong>Black heart (disorder):</strong> Acute oxygen deficiency</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Golden nematode:</strong> Globodera rostochinensis (Wollenweber) (Tamil Nadu)</li>
<li><strong>Potato cyst nematode:</strong> Globodera pallida (Stone) (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Rodent</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Indian porcupine:</strong> Hystrix indica Kerr</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Potato</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Potato, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-vegetables/ipm-strategies-for-potato/potato-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Potato.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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