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Black Pepper Pests

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<h3>Pests of Major Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect Pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pollu beetle: </strong>Lanka ramakrishnae (Longitarsus nigripennis) Mots. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)</li>
<li><strong>Top shoot borer: </strong>Cydia hemidoxa Meyr. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)</li>
<li><strong>Leaf gall thrips: </strong>Liothrips karnyi Bagnall (Thysanoptera: Phaleothripidae)</li>
<li><strong>Mussel scale insects: </strong>Lepidosaphes piperis Gr.; Aspidiotus destructor Sign. (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Foot rot /quick wilt disease: </strong>Phytophthora capsici Leonian</li>
<li><strong>Pollu disease /Anthracnose: </strong>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. and Sacc.</li>
<li><strong>Slow decline /slow wilt: </strong>(Phytophthora capsici-fungi; Meloidogyne incognita &amp; Radopholus similis - nematodes)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigweed:</strong> Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane</strong>: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass:</strong> Parthenium hysterophorusL. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Goat weed:</strong> Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Little mallow, (cheese weed):</strong> Malva parviflora F. (Malvaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass:</strong> Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Bermuda grass:</strong> Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purple nutsedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae).</li>
<li><strong>Flat sedge:</strong> Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Parasitic</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Dodder:</strong> Cuscuta spp. (Convolvulaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Root-knot nematode:</strong> Meloidogyne incognita Kofoid &amp; White (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)</li>
<li><strong>Burrowing nematode:</strong> Radopholus similis Cobb (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Minor Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Leaf feeding caterpillar:</strong> Synegia sp. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)</li>
<li><strong>Mealybugs:</strong> Planococcus sp. / Pseudococcus sp. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae )</li>
<li><strong>Soft scale:</strong> Marsipococcus marsupiale Gr. (Hemiptera: Coccidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Basal wilt in nurseries:</strong> Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.</li>
<li><strong>Leaf rot and leaf blight:</strong> Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn</li>
<li><strong>Stunt disease:</strong> Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Pepper Yellow Mottle Virus</li>
<li><strong>Phyllody disease:</strong> Phytoplasma like organism</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Black Pepper</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Black Pepper, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-spice-crops/ipm-strategies-for-black-pepper/black-pepper-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Blackpepper.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a> 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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