Strawberry Pests

Pests of National Significance

• Red spider mite: Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae)
• Leaf roller: Ancylis comptana Frölich (Lepidoptera: Totricidae)
• Thrips: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• White grubs: Phyllophaga spp. (Harris) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Fruitfly

• Leaf spots: Mycosphaerella fragariae (Lindau)
• Grey mold: Botrytis cinerea (De Bary)
• Wilt: Verticillium albo-atrum (Wollenw)
• Powdery mildew: Sphaerotheca macularis (Braun and Takam)
• Alternaria spot: Alternaria sp
• Red stele/Red core: Phytophthora fragariae Hickman
• Black root rot: Complex disease (fungi nematodes)
• Anthracnose (black spot): Colletotrichum fragariae A.N. Brooks, Colletotrichum gloeosporoides (Penz.) Penz. . Sacc, Colletotrichum acutatum J.H. Simmonds
• Angular leaf spot: Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy King

Weeds

• Burmuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)
• Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. (Poaceae)
• Signal grass: Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (Poaceae)
• Crab grass: Digitaria spp. (Poaceae)
• Couch grass: Elymus repens (L.) Gould (Poaceae)

• Sorrel: Oxalis latifolia Kunth (Oxalidaceae)
• Burclover: Medicago denticulata (Fabaceae)
• Carpet weed: Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
• Corn spray: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)
• Mock strawberry: Duchesnea indica (Andr). Focke (Rosaceae)
• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Sweet yellow clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Toothed Dock: Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae)
• Little mallow: Malwa parviflora L. (Malvaceae) Sedges
• Yellow nut sedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

• Soft Furred Orchard Rat: Melardia meltada

Pest of Regional Significance

• Cutworms: Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Hairy caterpillars: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
• Aphids: Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell; Aphis Forbesi Weed (Homoptera: Aphididae)
• Root louse: Aphis Forbesi (Weed) (Homoptera: Aphididae)
• Gram pod borer
• Tobocco caterpillar
• Lygus sp.

• Anthracnose: Colletotrichum sp (Brooks)
• Wilt: Fusarium spp
• Post harvest rot: Rhizopus nigricans (Ehrenberg)

• Leaf nematodes/Strawberry crimp nematode: Aphelenchoides fragariae (Ritzema Bos and Christie)
• Stem nematodes: Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuhn)
• Root knot nematodes: Meloidogyne spp (Goldie)

IPM for Strawberry

To know the IPM practices for Strawberry, click here.

Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantie Storage