Pests of National Significance Insect pests Aphid: Hyadaphis coriandri Das. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Thrips: Thrips flavus Schrank (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Leaf eating caterpillar/gram pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Cutworm: Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, & Agrotis segetum Denis & Schiff ermüller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Cigarette beetle: Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) Drug store beetle: Stegobium paniceum Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) Diseases Leaf blight: Ramularia foeniculi Sibilia Leaf spot: Cercosporidium punctum (Delacr.) Deighton Damping off: Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp. (seedling) Wilt: Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc. Powdery mildew: Erysiphe polygoni DC/ E. heraclei Collar rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary Root rot: Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kuhn Nematode Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne spp. Weeds Broadleaf Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae) Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae) Yellow sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae) Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parvifl ora Lam. (Fumariaceae) Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophylliaceae) Wild onion: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Xanthorrhoeaceae) Grasses Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae) Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae) Sedges Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) Yellow sedge: Cyperus campestris Schrad. ex Nees (Cyperaceae) IPM for Fennel To know the IPM practices for Fennel, click here. Source: NIPHM and Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage