Lentil Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Cow pea aphid: Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Pea aphid: Acyrthosiphon pisum Haris (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Leaf weevil: Sitona spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Lygus bugs: Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae)
• Cut worm: Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Thrips: Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptea: Thripidae)
• Pod borers: Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Spiny pod borer: Etiella zinckenella (Treit.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
• Pulse beetles: Bruchus spp., Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Diseases

• Root rot and seedling disease: Pythium ultimum Trow, Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
• Fusarium wilt : Fusarium oxysporum (Schlecht)Snyder & Hansen (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)
• Lentis rust: Uromyces fabae (Pers.) Schröt.
• Ascochyta blight: Ascochyta lentis Jellis & Punith
• Anthracnose: Colletotrichum truncatum (Schwein.) Andrus & Moore
• Powdery mildew: Erysiphe pisi DC.,
• Sclerotinia rot/collar rot: Sclerotinia rolfsii Sacc.
• Pea enation mosaic virus
• Bean yellow mosaic virus
• Pea seed borne mosaic virus (PSBMV).

Weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Field bind weed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)
• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagalis arvensis (Primulaceae)
• Onion weed: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Liliaceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Benghal dayflower: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)

Grasses

• Wild oat: Avena ludoviciana (L.) Nees. (Poaceae)
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae) Sedges
• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Yellow nutsedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae) Parasitic weed
• Dodder: Cuscuta spp.(Convolvulaceae)
• Broomrape: Orobanche spp. (Orobanchaceae)

Nematode

• Cyst nematode: Heterodera ciceri (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)

IPM for Lentil

To know the IPM practices for Lentil, click here.

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