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Coconut Pests 

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Rhinoceros beetle:</strong> Oryctes rhinoceros Guest (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li><strong>Red palm weevil: </strong>Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)</li>
<li><strong>Black headed caterpillar:</strong> Opisina arenosella Walker (Lepidoptera: Xylorictidae)</li>
<li><strong>Eriophyid mite:</strong> Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acarina: Eriophyidae)</li>
<li><strong>Termite:</strong> Odontotermes sp (Isoptera: Termitidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bud rot:</strong> Phytophthora palmivora Butler</li>
<li><strong>Stem bleeding:</strong> Thielaviopsis paradoxa De Seynes</li>
<li><strong>Leaf rot: </strong>Exserohilum rostratum &amp; Colletotrichum gleosporioides Drechsler</li>
<li><strong>Cadang cadang disease:</strong> Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Crofton weed:</strong> Eupatorium odoratum L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Sensitive plant:</strong> Mimosa pudica L. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Siam weed:</strong> Chromolaena odorata L. R.M. king &amp; H. Rob (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass:</strong> Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Coatbuttons: </strong>Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Pigweed: </strong>Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Field bindweed:</strong> Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cogon grass:</strong> Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Goose grass:</strong> Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Burmuda grass: </strong>Cynodon dactylon (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>Nematodes</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Burrowing nematode:</strong> Radopholus similis</li>
</ul>
<h5>Rodents</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Palm civet:</strong> Vivera zibatha (Carnivora: Viverridae)</li>
<li><strong>Black rat:</strong> Rattus rattus Linnaeus (Rodentia: Muridae)</li>
<li><strong>Indian gerbil:</strong> Tatera indica Hardwicke (Rodentia: Muridae) (nursery/seedling)</li>
<li><strong>The lesser bandicoot or Indian mole-rat:</strong> Bandicota bengalensis Hardwicke (Rodentia: Muridae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cock chafer beetle:</strong> Leucopholis coneophora Burm (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)</li>
<li><strong>Coreid bug:</strong> Paradasynus rostratus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Tanjavur wilt: </strong>Ganoderma lucidum Lingzhi or Reishi</li>
<li><strong>Root wilt:</strong> Phytoplasma sp</li>
<li><strong>Papery leaf blight:</strong> Pestalotia palmarum Cooke</li>
</ul>
<h3>IPM for Coconut</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Coconut, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-strategies-for-coconut/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/Coconut.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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