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Sapota Pests

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<h3>Pests of National significance</h3>
 Insect Pests 
<ul>
<li> Leaf webber: Nephopteryx eugraphella Ragonot (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)</li>
<li> Green scale: Coccus viridis Green (Hemiptera: Coccidae)</li>
<li> Fruit fly: Bactrocera (Dacus) dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)</li>
<li> Bud borer: Anarsia achrasella, Latreille (Lepidoptera: Gelechidae)</li>
<li> Sapota Seed Borer: Trymalitis margarias Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)</li>
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 Diseases 
<ul>
<li> leaf spot: Phaeophleospora indica Chinnappa</li>
<li> Leaf blight: Fusicoccum sapoticola Chinnappa V.G. Rao</li>
<li> Sooty mould: Capnodium sp.</li>
<li> Postharvest diseases</li>
<li> Soft rot: Pestalotiopsis mangiferae (Henn.) Steyaert</li>
<li> Fruit rot:</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
Broad leaf 
<ul>
<li> Tick weed: Cleome viscosa L. (Capparidaceae)</li>
<li>Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li> Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Horse Purslane: Trainthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li> Crofton weed: Eupatorium odoratum L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata L. R.M. king H. Rob (Asteraceae)</li>
<li> False amaranth: Digera arvensis L. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li> Spurge: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
</ul>
Grasses 
<ul>
<li> Crab grass Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. Poaceae</li>
<li> Yellow foxtail Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. Poaceae</li>
<li> Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae</li>
<li> Torpedo grass Panicum repens L. Poaceae Sedges</li>
<li> Purple nutsedge Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li> Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pests of Regional significance</h3>
 Insect Pests 
<ul>
<li>Mealybug: Ferrisia virgata Ckll (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)</li>
</ul>
 Diseases 
<ul>
<li> Faciation: Botrydiplodia theobromae Pat.</li>
<li> Phanerogamic parasites</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Sapota</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Sapota, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-sapota/sapota-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source:<a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Sapota.pdf" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">NIPHM</a> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="External website that opens in new window">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine Storage</a>
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