Litchi Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Fruit borer: Conopomorpha sinensis (Hendel), (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
• Litchi mite: Aceria litchi (Acari: Eriophyidae)
• Leaf roller: Statherotis discana (Felder & Rogenhofer) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
• Litchi bug: Tessaratoma javanica (Hemiptera: Tessaratomidae)
• Mealy bug: Planococcus litchi Cox. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Diseases

• Fruit rot: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.
• Powdery mildew: Odium spp.
• Leaf rust: Cephaleuros virescens Kunze.

Postharvest diseases:

• Aspergillus rot: Aspergillus niger van Teighem, A. flavus Link, A. variecolor (Vuillemin) Tiraboschi,
• Botryodiplodia rot: Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat.
• Colletotrichum rot: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.

Weeds

Broad leaf

• Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L. (Capparidaceae)
• Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae)
• Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Horse Purslane: Trainthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)
• Joyweed: Alternanthera sesilis (Amranthaceae)

Grassy weeds

• Crab grass Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)
• Yellow foxtail Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)
• Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)
• Torpedo grass Panicum repens L. (Poaceae)

Sedge

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect Pest

• Bark eating caterpillar: lndarbela quadrinotata Walker (Lepidoptera: Metarbelidae)
• Shoot borer: Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley (Lepidoptera ; Gracillariidae)
• Litchi nut borer: Blastobasis sp (Lepidoptera: Blastobasidae)
• Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
• Leaf cutting weevil: Myllocerus undatus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Leaf miner: Acrocercops heirocosma Meyrice (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
• Litchi semilooper: Anisodes illepidaria Guenée ( Lepidoptera : Geometridae)

Diseases

• Anthracnose: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.
• Root rot: Armillaria tabescens (Scop.) Dennis, Pythium sp. Fusarium sp.
• Dieback: Phomopsis sp.
• Leaf spots: Pestalotia pauciseta Sacc., Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat.

IPM for Litchi

To know the IPM practices for Litchi, click here.

Source: NIPHM, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage