Chilli Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests

• Gram pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Karnataka)
• Tobacco caterpillar: Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh)
• Thrips: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur)

Aphids:

• Aphis gossypii (Glover) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Bihar)
• Myzus persicae (Sulzar) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Andhra pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
• Spider mites: Tetranhychus spp.
• Yellow mites: Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka)

Diseases

• Damping off: Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp (Andhra Pradesh)
• Die back and fruit rot: Colletotrichum capsici (Syd.) (Himachal pradesh)
• Coeanephora blight: Coeanephora cucurbitarum (Berk. & Ravenel) Thaxt
• Mosaic complex: (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UP, Maharashtra)
• Powdery mildew: Leveillula taurica (Lév.) G. Arnaud (Tamil Nadu)
• Cercospora leaf rot: Cercospora capsici Heald & F.A. Wolf
• Bacterial leaf spot: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Pammel) Dowson
• Fusarium wilt: Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. (Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh)
• Alternaria leaf spot: Alternaria solani Ell. Mart.
• Leaf curl virus: (Himachal Pradesh)

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne spp. (Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar)
• Lesion nematode: Pratylenchus spp.

Weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F.
• Swine cress: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
• Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L.
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L.
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk.

Grassy weeds

• Rabbit/Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv.
• Crabgrass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd.
• Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Scop. Sedges
• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L.
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L.

Major Rabi weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L.
• Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L.
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All.
• Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam.
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L.

Grassy weeds

• Blue grass: Poa annua L.
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz.

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

IPM for Chilli

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