Tapioca Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests

• Spiralling whitefly: Aleurodicus dispersus Russell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
• Cassava whitefly: Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
• White mussle scale/ tapioca scale : Aonidomytilus albus (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
• Thrips: Retithrips syriacus Mayet (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Papaya mealybug: Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Cassava mealybug: Pseudococcus filamentosus Cockrell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Termites: Odontotermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae)
• White grub: Leucopholis coneophora Burm (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Tetranychid spider mites : Tetranychus telarius (Linnaeus) (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Tetranychus neocaledonichus Andre, Eutetranychus orientalis Klein, Oligonychus biharensis Hirst.

Diseases

• Cassava mosaic disease: Indian cassava mosaic virus (ICMV)
• Brown leaf spot: Cercospora henningsii Allescher.
• Cassava tuber rot: Phytophthora palmivora Butler

Weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Spiny amaranth: Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae)
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)
• Red spiderling: Boerhavia diffusa L. (Nyctaginaceae)
• Benghal dayflower: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae) 3.5 Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)
• Coat buttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae) Grassy weeds
• Crowfoot grass: Dactyloctenium agegyptium L. (Poaceae)
• Congon grass: Imperata cylindrica L. (Poaceae) Sedges
• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)

IPM for Tapioca

To know the IPM practices for Tapioca, click here.

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