Fenugreek Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests:

• Stem fly: Ophiomyia spp., (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
• Cowpea aphid: Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Serpentine leaf miner: Liriomyza trifolii Burgess (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
• Thrips: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Lucerne weevil: Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Spotted pod borer: Maruca testulalis Geyer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
• Mite: Tetranychus cucurbitae Rahman and Sapra (Arachnida: Tetranychidae)

Diseases

• Cercospora leaf spot: Cercospora traversiana Sacc.
• Charcoal rot: Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid
• Powdery mildew: Erysiphe polygoni DC, Leveillula taurica (Lev.) Arm
• Downy mildew: Peronospora trigonellae Gaum
• Rust: Uromyces trigonellae Pass
• Root rot /collar rot/ Foot rot : Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn, Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.
• Damping off : Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp
• Fusarium wilt: Fusarium oxysporum (Schlecht.)
• Yellow mosaic disease: Bean yellow mosaic virus

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)
• Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae) 3.3 Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
• Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae)
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophylliaceae)
• Carrot grass Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Onion weed: Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Liliaceae)
• Bind weed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)

Grasses

• Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)
• Doob: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. . (Poaceae) Sedges
• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)

IPM for Fenugreek

To know the IPM practices for Fenugreek, click here.

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