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IPM for fruit crops

IPM strategies for Fig

Fig Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Stem borer: Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer) (Coleoptera: Cerambicidae) </li>
<li>Fruit fly: Bactrocera spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) </li>
<li>Fig midge: Anjeerodiplosis peshawarensis Mani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) </li>
<li>Mealybug: Drosicha stibbingi Green (Hemiptera: Coccidae) </li>
<li>Coccid: Pseudococcus lilacinus Cokerell. (Hemiptea: Pseudococcidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li> Rust: Cerotelium fici(Castagne) Arthurct pests </li>
<li>Anthracnose: Sphaceloma fici caricae Wani &amp; Thirum. </li>
<li>Leaf spot: Cylindrocladium scoparium Morgan 8 </li>
<li>Alternaria rot (Surface mold): Alternaria spp., Cladosporium herbarum (Pers.) Link, Ulocladium altum (Preuss) Sacc. </li>
<li>Aspergillus rot: Aspergillus spp </li>
<li>Smut: Aspergillus spp.</li>
<li>Fig mosaic: Fig mosaic virus (FMV) </li>
<li>Leaf Blight: Pellicularia kolerga Cooke</li>
<li>Fig Rust: Physopella fici (Castagne) Arthur</li>
</ul>

<h3>Weeds</h3>
 
<ul>
</ul>
<h4>Broadleaf</h4>
<ul>
<li>Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L. (Capparaceae) </li>
<li>Horse Purslane: Trainthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li>Devil’s Horsewhip: Achyranthes aspera L. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Creeping thistle: Cirisium arvense (L.)Scop (Asteraceae) </li>
<li>Spurge: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae) </li>
<li>Spiny Amaranth: Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Grasses</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Crab grass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Yellow foxtail: Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae) </li>
<li>Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Southern crab grass : Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Purple nut sedge : Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) </li>
<li>Umbrella sedge : Cyperus difformis L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Nematodes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Root-knot nematode: Meliodogyne sp (Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae) </li>
<li>Sheath nematode: Hemicycliophora arenaria Raski (Tylenchida: Criconematidae) </li>
<li>Spiral nematodes: Helicotylenchus multicinctus (Cobb) Golden (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) </li>
<li>Lance nematodes: Hoplolaimus sp. (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) </li>
<li>Dagger nematode: Xiphinema sp. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Rodents</h3>
<ul>
<li>Soft furred orchard rat: Rattus meltada Gray (Rodentia: Muridae) </li>
<li>Indian mole rats/smaller bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis Gray (Rodentia: Muridae) </li>
<li>Common house rat: Rattus rattus L. (Rodentia: Muridae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Leaf roller: Phycodes minor Moore (Lepidoptera: Brachodidae) </li>
<li>Fig moth: Ephestia cautella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) </li>
<li>Thrips: Scirtothrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) </li>
<li>Fig jassids: Velucariae sp </li>
<li>Scale: Parlatoria oleae Colvee (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) </li>
<li>Borer: Aclees sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Disease</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mosaic disease (viral disease)</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Fig</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Fig, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-fig/fig-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Fig.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="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a>
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