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IPM Strategies for Custard Apple

Custard Apple Pests

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<h3>Pests of national significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
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<li><strong>Mealy bug:</strong> Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) </li>
<li><strong>Fruit fly:</strong> Bactrocera spp, B. zonata Saunders (Diptera: Tephritidae) </li>
<li><strong>Scales:</strong> Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccidae) </li>
<li><strong>Fruit boring caterpillar</strong>: Heterographis bengalella Ragonot (Syn: Anonaepestis      bengalella) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) </li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fruit rot &amp; Anthracnose:</strong> Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. and Sacc. (Perfect stage Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spauld. &amp; H. Schrenk </li>
<li> <strong>Alternaria leaf spot: </strong>Alternaria spp. </li>
<li> <strong>Cylindrocladium leaf spot:</strong> Cylindrocladium colhounii and Cylindrocladium scoparium </li>
<li> <strong>Diplodia rot:</strong> Botryodiplodia theobromae Patouillard </li>
<li><strong>Black canker</strong>: Phomopsis annonacearum (Bond) Mont. </li>
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<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Spiral nematode: Helicotylenchus spp. </li>
<li>Stint nematode: Tylenchorhynchus spp. </li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5 style="text-align: left; ">Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bermuda grass: </strong>Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae </li>
<li><strong>Annual brachiaria:</strong> Brachiaria deflexa (Schumach.) Robyns Poaceae </li>
<li><strong>Viper grass: </strong>Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl.) Panzer. Poaceae </li>
<li><strong>Dropseed:</strong> Sporobolus diandrus (Retz.) P. Beauv., Poaceae </li>
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<h5 style="text-align: left; ">Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Horse purslane</strong>: Trianthema portulacastrum L. Aizoaceae </li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae </li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. Amaranthaceae </li>
<li><strong>Puncture vine:</strong> Tribulus terrestris L. Zygophyllaceae </li>
<li><strong>Common cocklebur:</strong> Xanthium strumarium L. Asteraceae </li>
<li><strong>Asthma herb/Spurge: </strong>Euphorbia hirta/geniculate L. Euphorbiaceae </li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass:</strong> Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae </li>
<li><strong>Stone breaker: </strong>Phyllanthus niruri L. Euphorbiaceae </li>
<li><strong>Sensitive plant:</strong> Mimosa pudica L. Fabaceae </li>
<li><strong>Broadleaf woodsorrel</strong>: Oxalis latifolia Kunth Oxalidaceae </li>
<li><strong>Common Purslane</strong>: Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae </li>
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<h5 style="text-align: left; ">Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purple nut sedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L. Cypraceae </li>
</ul>
<h4>Rodents</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Soft furred field rat</strong>: Millardia meltada Gray </li>
<li><strong>Indian mole rats/Smaller:</strong> Bandicoota bengalensis Gray </li>
<li><strong>Common house rat:</strong> Rattus rattus Linn </li>
<li><strong>Bats</strong></li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Custard Apple</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Custard Apple, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-custard-apple/custard-apple-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/CustardApple.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a>, <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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