Pests of National Significance Insect pest Stem borer: Aeolesthes sarta Solsky (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Flat headed borers: Chrysobothris mali Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestide) &Capnodis tenebrionis Linne (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Peach tree borer: Synanthedon exitiosa Say (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) Defoliating beetle: Protactia neglecta & Adoretus sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Hairy caterpillar: Lymantria obfuscata Walker (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) San Jose-scale: Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Apricot brown scale: Lecanium corni (Bouché) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) Peach leaf curl aphid: Brachycaudus helichrysi Kaltenbach (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Diseases Frosty mildew: Cercosporella persica (Sacc.) Sacc Peach leaf curl: Taphrina deformans (Berk.) Tul Leaf spot: Phyllosticta cerasicola Speg. Powdery mildew: Sphaerotheca pannosa (Wallr.) Lév, Podosphaera leucotricha(Ellis &Everh.) E.S. Salmon Coryneum blight/shot hole: Wilsonomyces carpophilus (Lév.) M.B. Ellis Silver leaf and canker: Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar 2.7 White root rot: Dematophora necatrix Berl. exPrill Whisker rot: Rhizopus stolonifer Ehrenb Peach rust: Tranzschelia discolour (Fuckel) Tranz. Collar rot: Phytophthora sp. & Pythium sp Bacterial canker and gummosis: Pseudomonas syringae pv. Morsprunorum (Wormald) Yong Brown rot: Sclerotina fructicola (G. Winter) Rehm & S. fructigena (J.Schröt.) Norton Pest of Regional Significance Insect pests Green peach aphid: Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Tent caterpillar: Malacosoma indica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) Leaf rollers: Archips argyrospilus & subsidiaria sp Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Peach twig borer/Apricot fruit borer: Anarsia lineatella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Root borer: Dorysthenes hugelli Ridt (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Consperse sting bug: Euschistis conpersus Uhler (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Peach fruit fly: Bactrocera zonata (Saunders), B. ciliates & B. dorsali Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) Green capsid: Lygus pabulinus Franz and Wagner (Hemiptera: Miridae) Blue beetle: Haltica semipicens (Coleoptera) Blossom thrips: Taeniothrips spp, Frankliniella dampfi Priesner (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Rose chaffer beetle: Macrodactyplus subspinosus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Oriental fruit moth: Grapholitha molester Busck (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) Peach stem aphid/ Brown Peach aphid/Peach black aphid: Pterochlorus persicae Cholodkovsky (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Chaffer beetle: Adoretus spp (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Plum lakeworm: Cremastopsychae pendula de Joannis Codling moth: Cydia pomonella Li (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Mealy plum aphid: Hyalopterus pruni Geoffroy (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Weeds Broad leaf weeds Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. Oxalidaceae Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Sowthistles: Sonchus spp. Asteraceae Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae Pig weed: Amaranthus viridis L (Amaranthaceae) Lambs Quarter: Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae) Spurge: Euphorbia hirta L (Euphorbiaceae) Sorrel: Rumex dentatus L (Polygonaceae) Creeping thistle: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asteraceae) Grassy weeds Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.Poaceae Blanket grass: Axonopus compressus (Sw.) Beauv. Poaceae Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) Poaceae Knot grass: Paspalum distichum L. Poaceae Cannary grass: Phalaris miner Retz. Poaceae Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae Sedges Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae Flat Sedge: Cyperus iria L. Cyperaceae IPM for Peach To know the IPM practices for Peach, click here. Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage