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Sunflower pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance in Sunflower</h3>
<h4>Insect Pests</h4>
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<li>Tobacco caterpillar: Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li>Head borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li>Jassids: Amrasca biguttula Ishida (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)</li>
<li>Thrips: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thripidae: Thysanoptera)</li>
<li>Green semilooper: Thysanoplusia orichalcea Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li>Cabbage semilooper: Trichoplusia ni (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li>Bihar hairy caterpillar: Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)</li>
<li>Cutworm: Agrotis ipsilon Rott (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li>Termite: Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) &amp; Microtermes obeli Hol (Isoptera: Termitidae)</li>
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<h3>Diseases</h3>
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<li>Alternaria leaf spot: Alternaria helianthi (Hansf.) Tubaki &amp; Nishi</li>
<li>Sunflower Necrosis disease: Tobacco Streak Virus</li>
<li>Downy mildew: Plasmopara halstedii Farl. Berl. &amp; De Toni</li>
<li>Rust: Puccinia helianthi Schwein</li>
<li>Sclerotium wilt: Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc</li>
<li>Charcoal rot: Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid</li>
<li>Sclerotinia wilt and rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary</li>
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<h3>Pests of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect Pests</h4>
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<li>Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)</li>
<li>Armyworm: Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
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<li>Head rot: Rhizopus arrhizus Fischer</li>
<li>Powdery mildew: Erysiphe cichoracearum f.sp. helianthi DC ex Meret and Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Schlecht.ex Fr) Pollacci</li>
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<h3>Weeds</h3>
<h4>Grassy weeds</h4>
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<li>Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium Willd ( Poaceae)</li>
<li>Goose grass: Eleusine indica L. Gaertner (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Crabgrass: Digiteria sanguinalis L.Scop (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Burmuda Grass: Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Cannery grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Barnyard grass: Echinochloa colona (L.) Link, E. crusgalli (L.) Honda (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Viper grass: Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Sweet signal grass: Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb (Poaceae)</li>
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<h4>Broad leaf</h4>
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<li>False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li>Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li>Swine cress: Coronopus didymus L. Sm. (Brassicaceae)</li>
<li>Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li>Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)</li>
<li>Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)</li>
<li>Stonebreaker: Phyllanthus niruri L. Phyllanthaceae</li>
<li>Silver cockscomb: Celosia argentea L. Amaranthaceae</li>
<li>Devil's horsewhip: Achyranthes aspera L. Amaranthaceae</li>
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<h4>Sedges</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L (Cypraceae)</li>
<li>Rice flatsedge: Cyperus iria L (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li>Yellow nutsedge: Cyperus esculentus L (Cyperaceae)</li>
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<h3>Vertebrates</h3>
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<li>Birds: Parakeets</li>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Sunflower</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Sunflower, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-sunflower/sunflower-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Sunflower.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">NIPHM</a>; <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)">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a>
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