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Sesame Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Leaf webber or roller and capsule borer: </strong>Antigastra catalaunalis Duponchel (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Gall fly:</strong> Asphondylia sesame Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)</li>
<li><strong>Leaf hopper:</strong> Orosius albicinctus Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Phyllody: </strong>Phytoplasma like organism</li>
<li><strong>Dry root rot:</strong> Rhizoctonia bataticola Taubenh</li>
<li><strong>Phytophthora blight:</strong> Phytophthora parasitica var. sesame Dastur</li>
<li><strong>Alternaria blight:</strong> Alternaria sesame Kawamura (Mohanty &amp; Behera)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Broadleaf</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigweed:</strong> Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Swine cress:</strong> Coronopus didymus(L.) Sm. (Brassicaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Horse purslane:</strong> Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Cock’s comb:</strong> Celosia argentea L. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Asthma herb:</strong> Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Goose grass:</strong> Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Rabbit/crow foot grass:</strong> Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Crab grass:</strong> Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Burmuda grass:</strong> Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purplenut sedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Flat sedge:</strong> Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Sphinx moth or hawk moth:</strong> Acherontia styx Westwood (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)</li>
<li><strong>Bihar hairy caterpillar:</strong> Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab)</li>
<li><strong>Red hairy caterpillar:</strong> Amsacta albistriga Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (Rajasthan)</li>
<li><strong>Pod bug:</strong> Elasmolomus sordidus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)</li>
<li><strong>Pentatomid bug:</strong> Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)</li>
<li><strong>Cotton aphid:</strong> Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Wilt:</strong> Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. sesame (Maharashtra, Rajasthan)</li>
<li><strong>Bacterial blight:</strong> Xanthomonas campestris Dowson pv. sesame (Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi)</li>
<li><strong>Powdery mildew:</strong> Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schltdl.) Pollacci, Leveillula taurica(Lév.) G. Arnaud, Erysiphe cichoracearum (DC) (Rajasthan)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematode</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigeon pea cyst nematode:</strong> Heterodera cajani Koshy (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Sesame</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Sesame, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-sesame/sesame-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Sesame.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a> and <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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