Pests of National Significance Insect and mite pests Red spider mite: Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) Leaf roller: Ancylis comptana Frölich (Lepidoptera: Totricidae) Thrips: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) White grubs: Phyllophaga spp. (Harris) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Fruitfly Diseases Leaf spots: Mycosphaerella fragariae (Lindau) Grey mold: Botrytis cinerea (De Bary) Wilt: Verticillium albo-atrum (Wollenw) Powdery mildew: Sphaerotheca macularis (Braun and Takam) Alternaria spot: Alternaria sp Red stele/Red core: Phytophthora fragariae Hickman Black root rot: Complex disease (fungi nematodes) Anthracnose (black spot): Colletotrichum fragariae A.N. Brooks, Colletotrichum gloeosporoides (Penz.) Penz. . Sacc, Colletotrichum acutatum J.H. Simmonds Angular leaf spot: Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy King Weeds Grass weeds: Burmuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae) Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. (Poaceae) Signal grass: Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (Poaceae) Crab grass: Digitaria spp. (Poaceae) Couch grass: Elymus repens (L.) Gould (Poaceae) Broadleaf weeds: Sorrel: Oxalis latifolia Kunth (Oxalidaceae) Burclover: Medicago denticulata (Fabaceae) Carpet weed: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae) Corn spray: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae) Mock strawberry: Duchesnea indica (Andr). Focke (Rosaceae) Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae) Sweet yellow clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae) Toothed Dock: Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae) Little mallow: Malwa parviflora L. (Malvaceae) Sedges Yellow nut sedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae) Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) Rodents Soft Furred Orchard Rat: Melardia meltada Pest of Regional Significance Insect pests Cutworms: Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Hairy caterpillars: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Aphids: Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell; Aphis Forbesi Weed (Homoptera: Aphididae) Root louse: Aphis Forbesi (Weed) (Homoptera: Aphididae) Gram pod borer Tobocco caterpillar Lygus sp. Diseases Anthracnose: Colletotrichum sp (Brooks) Wilt: Fusarium spp Post harvest rot: Rhizopus nigricans (Ehrenberg) Nematodes Leaf nematodes/Strawberry crimp nematode: Aphelenchoides fragariae (Ritzema Bos and Christie) Stem nematodes: Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuhn) Root knot nematodes: Meloidogyne spp (Goldie) IPM for Strawberry To know the IPM practices for Strawberry, click here. Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantie Storage