Clove Pests

Pests of National Significance in Clove

Insect Pests

• Stem borer: Sahyadrassus malabaricus Moore (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae)
• Scale insects: Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, Green scale: Lecanium psidii Green, Wax scale: Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, Pulvinaria psidii (Maskell),Masked scale: Mycetaspis personata Comstock, Soft scale: Kilifia accuminata Signoret (Hemiptera:Coccidae)
• Mealy bugs: Planococcus sp. and Psuedococus sp.(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Diseases

• Seedling Wilt: Cylindrocladium sp., Fusarium sp., Rhizoctonia sp.
• Leaf rot: Cylindrocladium quinquiseptatum Boedijin and Reitsma
• Leaf spot and bud shedding: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides(Penz.) Penz. &. Sacc

Weeds

Broad leaf weeds

• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. Amaranthaceae
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. Portualacaceae
• False amaranth: Digeria arvensis Forssk. Amaranthaceae
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorusL. Asteraceae
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoidesL. Asteraceae
• Little mallow (cheese weed): Malva parviflora F. Malvaceae

Grassy weeds

• Barnyard grass: Echinochloacrusgalli(L.) Beauv. Poaceae
• Bermuda grass: Cynodondactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae

Sedges

• Nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus/Cyperus iria/Cyperus difformisL. Cyperaceae

Nematodes

• Ring nematode: Criconemoidesspp.(Tylenchida: Criconematidae)
• Reniform nematode: RotylenchulusreniformisLinford and Oliveira (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae)
• Common spiral nematode: Helicotylenchusdihystera(Cobb) Sher(Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae)

IPM for Clove

To know the IPM practices for Clove, click here.

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