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IPM Strategies for Watermelon

Watermelon Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Red pumpkin beetle</strong>: Raphidopalpa foveicollis Lucas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)</li>
<li><strong>Fruit fly:</strong> Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae)</li>
<li><strong>Thrips:</strong> Thrips tabaci Linderman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)</li>
<li><strong>Whitefly:</strong> Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)</li>
<li><strong>Aphid:</strong> Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li><strong>Leaf eating caterpillar:</strong> Diaphania indica Saunders (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)</li>
<li><strong>Serpentine leaf miner:</strong> Liriomyza trifolii Burgess (Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li><strong>Red spider mite: </strong>Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Downy mildew:</strong> Pseudoperonospora cubensis Berkeley &amp; Curtis</li>
<li><strong>Powdery mildew:</strong> Erysiphe cichoracearum DC, Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schltdl.) Pollacci)</li>
<li><strong>Anthracnose:</strong> Colletotrichum orbiculare Berk. &amp; Mont. Arx, &amp; C. lagenarium Pass. Ell. &amp; Halst</li>
<li><strong>Alternaria leaf spot:</strong> Alternaria cucumerina Elliot</li>
<li><strong>Fusarium wilt:</strong> Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum (E.F. Sm.) W.C. Snyder &amp; H.N. Hans</li>
<li><strong>Bud necrosis diseases:</strong> Tomato spotted wilt virus (Tospo virus)</li>
<li><strong>Cucumber mosaic disease:</strong> Cucumber mosaic virus</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematode</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Root - knot nematode:</strong> Meloidogyne sp.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broad leaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lamb’s quarter:</strong> Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Scarlet pimpernel: </strong>Anagallis arvensis (Primulaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Sweet clover:</strong> Melilotus indica L. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Swine cress:</strong> Coronopus didymus L. Sm. (Brassicaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Fine leaf fumitory: </strong>Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Papaveraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Corn spurry:</strong> Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Pigweed:</strong> Amaranthus viridis Hook (Amranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass:</strong> Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Grasses</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Blue grass:</strong> Poa annua L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Rabbit/crow foot grass: </strong>Dactyloctenium aegyptium L. Willd. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Crab grass:</strong> Digitaria sanguinalis L. Willd (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purple nut sedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Watermelon</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Watermelon, <a href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-watermelon/watermelon-crop-stage-wise-ipm" target="_blank" class="internal-link">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <i><a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Watermelon.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">NIPHM</a></i> and <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)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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