Rajmash Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect pests

• Aphid: Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Leaf miner: Melanagromyza trifolii Burgess (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
• Pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Diseases

• Mosaic disease: Bean common mosaic virus
• Root rots: Rhizoctonia and Fusarium species
• Anthracnose: Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Sacc. & Magnus
• Water softy rot/Stem rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Lib. De Bary

Weeds

• Rabbit/crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Wild (Poaceae)
• Burmuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L. (Poaceae)
• Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)

• False daisy: Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (Asteraceae)
• Asthma herb: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)
• Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Lambsquarters: Chenopodium album Linn. (Chenopodiaceae)

• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Cyperaceae)

Nematode

• Root-knot Nematode: Meloidogyne spp.

Rodent

• Smaller bandicoot

Pest of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Stem fly: Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
• Blister beetle: Mylabris macilenta Marseul (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
• Stem boring weevil, Cypricerces marginatus F (Ostracoda: Cyprididae)
• Flower beetle, Popillia cyanea Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Diseases

• Rust: Uromyces appendiculatus Pers.
• Angular leaf spot: Phaeoisariopsis griseola (Sacc.) Ferr.

Nematodes

• Lesion nematode: Pratylenchus sp.

Weeds

• Crab grass: Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop (Poaceae)
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)

• Pig weed: Amaranthus viridis L. (Amaranthaceae)
• Common purslane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forsk. (Amaranthaceae)
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)

• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)
• Yellow sedge: Cyperus esculentus L.(Cyperaceae)

IPM for Rajmash

To know the IPM practices for Rajmash, click here.

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