Pests of National Significance in Sunflower Insect Pests Sharpshooter leafhoppers: Bothrogonia albidicans (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Little bean bug: Chauliops choprai Sweet and Schaeffer (Hemiptera: Malcidae) Pod borer: Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Weevils: Alcidodes fabricii (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Apion sp. (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Aphids: Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Pulse beetles: Bruchus spp., Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Diseases Root rot: Pelicularis filamentosa Cercospora leaf spot: Cercospora dolichos Ell. & Evir Bacterial leaf spot: Xanthomonas phaseoli var. sojansis Anthracnose: Colletrotrichum lindemuthiannum (Sacc. Angn.) Bri. and Cov. Powdery mildew: Erysiphe polygoni DC. Yellow mosaic virus Weeds Major Broadleaf weeds Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. Amaranthaceae Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L Capparidaceae Horse purslane: Trianthema portulacastrum L. Aizoaceae False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. Amaranthaceae Grassy weeds Rabbit/Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae) Crab grass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd. (Poaceae) Sedges Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cypraceae) Nematode Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne incognita IPM for Horsegram To know the IPM practices for Horsegram, click here. Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage