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Litchi Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fruit borer: Conopomorpha sinensis (Hendel), (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) </li>
<li>Litchi mite: Aceria litchi (Acari: Eriophyidae) </li>
<li>Leaf roller: Statherotis discana (Felder &amp; Rogenhofer) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) </li>
<li>Litchi bug: Tessaratoma javanica (Hemiptera: Tessaratomidae) </li>
<li>Mealy bug: Planococcus litchi Cox. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fruit rot: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. &amp; Sacc. </li>
<li>Powdery mildew: Odium spp. </li>
<li>Leaf rust: Cephaleuros virescens Kunze. </li>
</ul>
<h4>Postharvest diseases:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Aspergillus rot: Aspergillus niger van Teighem, A. flavus Link, A. variecolor (Vuillemin) Tiraboschi, </li>
<li>Botryodiplodia rot: Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat.</li>
<li>Colletotrichum rot: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. &amp; Sacc.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Broad leaf</h4>
<ul>
<li>Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L. (Capparidaceae) </li>
<li>Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae) </li>
<li>Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) </li>
<li>Horse Purslane: Trainthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae) </li>
<li>Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Joyweed: Alternanthera sesilis (Amranthaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Grassy weeds</h4>
<ul>
<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>Torpedo grass Panicum repens L. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedge</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect Pest</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bark eating caterpillar: lndarbela quadrinotata Walker (Lepidoptera: Metarbelidae) </li>
<li>Shoot borer: Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley (Lepidoptera ; Gracillariidae)</li>
<li>Litchi nut borer: Blastobasis sp (Lepidoptera: Blastobasidae) </li>
<li>Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) </li>
<li>Leaf cutting weevil: Myllocerus undatus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) </li>
<li>Leaf miner: Acrocercops heirocosma Meyrice (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) </li>
<li>Litchi semilooper: Anisodes illepidaria Guenée ( Lepidoptera : Geometridae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Anthracnose: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. &amp; Sacc. </li>
<li>Root rot: Armillaria tabescens (Scop.) Dennis, Pythium sp. Fusarium sp.</li>
<li>Dieback: Phomopsis sp. </li>
<li>Leaf spots: Pestalotia pauciseta Sacc., Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat.</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Litchi</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Litchi, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-litchi/litchi-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/Litchi.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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