Banana: Natural Enemies
Banana: Natural Enemies
Natural Enemies of Banana Insect Pests
Parasitoids
Predators
Flowering plants that attract natural enemies/repel pests
| Natural enemies | Attractant/repellent/trap plants |
| Banana aphid | |
| · Predators: Coccinellids such as Scymnus, Chilomenes sexmaculatus, lacewings such as Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, predatory mantids, ladybird beetles and parasitic wasps | • Attractant plants: Carrot family, sunflower family, marigold, buckwheat, spear mint (syrphid mite, lace wing, minute pirate bug, damselbug and ladybird beetle) • Cosmos, brambles (praying mantis) • Nectar rich plants with small flowers i.e anise, caraway, dill, parsley, mustard. (aphid parasite and Braconid wasp) sunflower, buckwheat and cowpea (Braconid wasp) |
| Hard scale insects | |
| · Predators: Parasitic wasps, lacewings, ladybird beetles, ants and predatary mites. | • Nectar rich plants with small flowers i.e. anise, caraway, dill, parsley, mustard, sunflower, buckwheat and cowpea attract parasitic wasps, predatory mites, Braconid wasp • Corn flower (Centaurea cyanus), coriander, sunflower, cosmos attract lacewings. • French bean attract predatory mites |
| Leaf eating caterpillar | |
| • Egg parasitoids: Telenomus spodopterae, T. remus • Larval parasitoids: Ichneumon sp, Carcelia spp Campoletis chlorideae • Pupal parasitoid: Ichneumon sp • Predators: Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, Coccinellids, King crow, Braconid wasp, dragon fly, spider, robber fly, reduviid, praying mantis, red ants • Nematode parasite: Ovomermis albicans |
• Attractant plants: Carrot family, sunflower family, buckwheat, alfalfa, corn, shrubs (minute pirate bug & lace wing) • Nectar rich plants with small flowers i.e. anise, caraway, dill, parsley, mustard, sunflower, buckwheat and cowpea attract parasitic wasps, predatory mites, Braconid wasp • Corn flower (Centaurea cyanus), coriander, sunflower, cosmos attract lacewings. • French bean attracts predatory mites |
| Thrips | |
| • Parasitoid: Ceranisus menes, • Predators: Lacewings, ladybird beetles. Syrphid fly, minute pirate bug, predatory thrips, spiders, damselbug. |
• Attractant plants: Carrot family, sunflower family, buckwheat, alfalfa, corn, corn flower (Centaurea cyanus), coriander, cosmos attract lacewings, minute pirate bug & lacewings |
IPM for Banana
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Source: NIPHM, and Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage
Last Modified : 2/13/2020
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