Mint Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and Mite pests

• Cutworms: Agrotis spp., Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Tobacco caterpillar: Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Aphids (Peach aphid): Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Mealy bug: Planococcus citri Risso (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Flea beetle: Longitarsus ferrugineus Foudras (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
• Hairy Caterpillar: Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
• Red Pumpkin Beetle: Aulocophora foevicollis Lucas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
• Leaf webber: Syngamia abruptalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
• Semilooper: Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Lepidoptera: Nocuidae)
• Spider mites (Two-spotted spider mite): Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch. Peanonychus spp. (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Diseases

• Mint rust: Puccinia menthae Pers.
• Verticillium wilt: Verticillium dahliae Kleb
• Stem and stolon canker: Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
• Powdery Mildew: Erysiphe cichoracearum DC.
• Black Stem Rot: Phoma strasseri Moesz
• Anthracnose: Sphaceloma menthae Jenk.
• Septoria leaf spot: Septoria menthae Oudem.
• Ramularia leaf spot: Ramularia menthicola Sacc.
• Stolon decay: Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc
• Leaf blight: Cephalosporium sp.

Weeds

Broad leaf

• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. Amaranthaceae
• Swine cress: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. Brassicaceae
• Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk. Amaranthaceae
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. Portualacaceae
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae

Grasses

• Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd Poaceae
• Crab grass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. Poaceae
• Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. Poaceae
• Burmuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae

Sedges

• Nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus/ Cyperus iria/Cyperus difformis L. Cyperaceae

Nematodes

• Root lesion nematode: Pratylenchus penetrans Cobb Pratylenchidae
• Pin nematodes: Paratylenchus hamatus Thorne & Allen, P. microdorus Andrassy, P. macrophallus (de Man) Goodey (Tylenchulidae)

IPM for Mint

To know the IPM practices for Mint, click here.

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