Pests of National Significance
Insect and mite pests
- Red pumpkin beetle: Raphidopalpa foveicollis Lucas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
- Fruit fly: Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae)
- Thrips: Thrips tabaci Linderman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
- Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
- Aphid: Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
- Leaf eating caterpillar: Diaphania indica Saunders (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
- Serpentine leaf miner: Liriomyza trifolii Burgess (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
- Red spider mite: Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae)
Diseases
- Downy mildew: Pseudoperonospora cubensis Berkeley & Curtis
- Powdery mildew: Erysiphe cichoracearum DC, Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schltdl.) Pollacci)
- Anthracnose: Colletotrichum orbiculare Berk. & Mont. Arx, & C. lagenarium Pass. Ell. & Halst
- Alternaria leaf spot: Alternaria cucumerina Elliot
- Fusarium wilt: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum (E.F. Sm.) W.C. Snyder & H.N. Hans
- Bud necrosis diseases: Tomato spotted wilt virus (Tospo virus)
- Cucumber mosaic disease: Cucumber mosaic virus
Nematode
- Root - knot nematode: Meloidogyne sp.
Weeds
Broad leaf
- Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
- Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis (Primulaceae)
- Sweet clover: Melilotus indica L. (Fabaceae)
- Swine cress: Coronopus didymus L. Sm. (Brassicaceae)
- Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Papaveraceae)
- Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)
- Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook (Amranthaceae)
- Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)
- Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)
- False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)
- Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
Grasses
- Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)
- Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium L. Willd. (Poaceae)
- Crab grass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. Willd (Poaceae)
Sedges
- Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
IPM for Watermelon
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Source: NIPHM and Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage
Last Modified : 2/13/2020
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