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 Tea Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Pests and mites</h4>
<ul>
<li> Tea mosquito bug: Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Miridae: Hemiptera)</li>
<li> Thrips: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thripidae: Thysanoptera)</li>
<li> Jassid: Empoasca flavescens Fab. (Cicadellidae: Hemiptera)</li>
<li> Aphids: Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Aphididae: Hemiptera)</li>
<li> Leaf eating caterpillar: Spodoptera litura Fab (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)</li>
<li> Bunch caterpillar: Andraca bipunctata Walker (Bombycidae: Lepidoptera)</li>
<li> Red spider mite: Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Tetranychidae: Acari)</li>
<li> Tea looper complex: Buzura suppressaria Guen (Geometridae: Lepidoptera), Hyposidra talaca (Walker), H. infixaria (Walker) (Geometridae: Lepidoptera)</li>
<li> Shot hole borer: Euwallacea fornicates Eichhoff (Scolytidae: Coleoptera) </li>
<li> Live wood eating termite: Microcerotermes sp. (Isoptera:Termitidae) </li>
<li> Scavenging termites: Odontermes sp. (Isoptera:Termitidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li> Brown and Grey blight: Colletotrichum sp. &amp; Pestalotiopsis theae (Sawada) Steyaert</li>
<li> Black rot: Corticium theae, C. invisum</li>
<li> Blister blight: Exobasidium vexans Massee</li>
<li> Red rust: Cephaleuros parasiticus Scot Nelson, C,mycoides</li>
<li> Poria branch canker: Poria hypobrunnea Petch </li>
<li> Charcol stump rot: Ustulina zonata (Lév.) Sacc.</li>
<li> Brown root rot disease: Fomes lamoensis</li>
</ul>
<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Broad leaf</h4>
<ul>
<li> Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Landrina: Borreria hispida L. (Rubiaceae) </li>
<li> Tropical spider wort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae) </li>
<li> Hill glory bower: Clerodendron infortunatum L. (Verbinaceae) </li>
<li> Malabar melastome: Melastoma malabathricum L. (Melastomataceae) </li>
<li> Bitter Vine: Mikania micrantha Kunth (Aseteraceae) </li>
<li> Non tai baihong: Pouzolzia indica (L.) G. Benn (Urticaceae) </li>
<li>Congo jute: Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae)</li>
<li> Wood sorrels: Oxalis corymbosa L., O. acetocella (Oxalidaceae)</li>
<li> Kuppaimeni: Acalypha indica L. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
<li> Common wireweed: Sida acuta Burm.f. (Malvaceae) </li>
<li> Aligator yam: Ipomea digitata L. (Convolvulaceae) </li>
<li> Cichorium: Cichorium intybus L. (Astaraceae) </li>
<li> False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forsk. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Asthma plant: Euphorbia spp. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Grasses</h4>
<ul>
<li> Buffalo grass: Paspalum conjugatum L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Torpedo grass: Pannicum repens L. (Poaceae) </li>
<li> Blady grass: Imperata cylendrica (L.) P.Beauv. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Hairy crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Indian goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Blanket grass: Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Bermuda grass: Cynadon dactylon L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li> Kans grass: Saccharum spontanium L. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li> Yellow nutsedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
</ul>
<h3>Nematodes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Root knot nematode: Meloidogyne spp (Heteroderidae: Tylenchida) </li>
<li> Root lesion nematode: Pratylenchus spp</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Minor Significance</h3>
<h4>Pests and mites</h4>
<ul>
<li> Flush worm: Cydia leucostoma Meyrick (Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) </li>
<li> Pink and Purple mite: Acaphylla theae Watt and Calacarus carinatus Green (Eriophyidae: Acarina) </li>
<li> Scarlet mite: Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes (Tenuipalpidae : Acarina) </li>
<li> Yellow mite: Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Tarsonemidae: Acarina)</li>
<li> Leaf roller: Caloptilia theivora Walsingham (Gracillariidae: Lepidoptera)</li>
<li> Scales: Saissetia formicarii Takahashi, S. coffeae Walker, Eriochiton theae Green, Coccus viridis Green (Coccidae: Hemiptera) </li>
<li> Tea tortrix: Homona coffearia Nietner (Tortricide: Lepidoptera)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li> Black root disease: Rosellinia arcuata Petch </li>
<li> Charcoal stump rot: Ustulina zonata (Lév.) Sacc. </li>
<li> Collar canker: Phomopsis theae Petch</li>
<li> Branch Canker: Poria hypobrunnea Petch </li>
<li> Twig die back, stem canker: Macrophoma theicola Siemaszko</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Tea</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Tea, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-commercial-crops/ipm-strategies-for-tea/tea-crop-stage-wise-ipm" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Tea.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (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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