Passion Fruit Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and Mite Pests

• Aphids: Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Aphis gossypii (Glover) and Macrosiphum solanifolii Thomas (Hemiptera: Aphidae)
• Mealy bugs: Planococcus citri Risso, Planococcus pacificus Cox (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Fruit flies: Bactrocera latifrons, B. dorsalis, B. cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)
• Scales: Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Coccidae), Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
• Mites: Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) (Trombidiformes :Tenuipalpidae), Tetranychus mexicanus (McGregor) and T. desertorum Banks (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Diseases

• Brown spot: Alternaria passiflorae J.H. Simmonds, Proc. Roy. Soc. and A. alternata
• Septoria Blotch (Spot) : Septoria fructigena Berk. M.A. Curtis, Grevillea, S. passifloricola Punith and S. passiflorae Louw
• Root and crown rot: Pythium splendens Hans Braun, P. aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp, Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands and P. nicotianae Breda de Haan
• Fusarium wilt: Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. emend. Snyder Hansen
• Woodiness Of Passion Fruit: Passion fruit woodiness virus (PWV) and Cucumber woody virus (CWV)
• Scab or Cladosporium Rot: Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fresen.) G.A. de Vries   and C. herbarum (Pers.) Link
• Anthracnose : Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. . Sacc orchard

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Lamb’s quarter : Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae)
• Wild sage: Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae)
• Wire weed: Sida acuta Burm.f. (Malvaceae)
• Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata (L) King H.E. Robins (Asteraceae)
• Buckthorm: Rhamnus nepalensis (Wall.) Lawson (Rhamnaceae)
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)
• Stinkbells: Circaester agrestis Maxim. (Circaestraceae)
• Crofton weed: Ageratina adenophora (Spring.) (Asteraceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Common purslane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)
• Pink knotweed: Persicaria napalensis (Meisn.) Miyabe (Polygonaceae)

Grassy

• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L.Pers. (Poaceae)
• Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)
• Itch grass: Rottboellia exaltata L.f. (Poaceae)
• Johnson grass: Sorghum halepense (L) Pers. (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Purple nut sedge : Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

Rodents

• Soft furred orchard rat: Rattus meltada
• Indian mole rat: Bandicota bengalensis
• common house rat: Rattus rattus

IPM for Passion Fruit

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Source: NIPHM ; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine Storage