Mustard Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Mustard aphid: Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Painted bug: Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
• Mustard saw fly: Athalia lugens proxima (Klug) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
• Mustard leaf miner: Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Diseases

• Alternaria blight: Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc, A. brassicicola (Schwein. Wiltshire)
• White rust: Albugo candida (Pers.) Kuntze
• Powdery Mildew: Erysiphe cruciferum Opiz ex L. Junnell

Weeds

• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parvifl ora Lam. (Fumariaceae)
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)
• Field bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)
• Wild Onion: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Liliaceae)
• Burcloveru: Medicago denticulata Willd. (Fabaceae)
• Common vetch: Vicia sativa L. (Fabaceae)
• Yellow pea: Lathyrus aphaca L. (Fabaceae)

• Bluegrass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)
• Canary Grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

• Broomrape: Orobanche aegyptiaca L. (Orobanchaceae)

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Bihar hairy caterpillar: Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera : Arctiidae)
• Cabbage head borer: Hellula undalis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
• Diamondback moth: Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
• Larger moth (leaf webber): Crocidolomia binotalis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Diseases

• Sclerotinia stem rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
• Downy mildew: Hyaloperonospora parasitica Pers.
• Club root: Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin
• Bacterial Leaf spot/ blight: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris Pammel (Dowson)

IPM for Mustard

To know the IPM practices for Mustard, click here.

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