Coconut Pests

Pests of National Significance

Insect and mite pests

• Rhinoceros beetle: Oryctes rhinoceros Guest (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Red palm weevil: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Black headed caterpillar: Opisina arenosella Walker (Lepidoptera: Xylorictidae)
• Eriophyid mite: Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acarina: Eriophyidae)
• Termite: Odontotermes sp (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Diseases

• Bud rot: Phytophthora palmivora Butler
• Stem bleeding: Thielaviopsis paradoxa De Seynes
• Leaf rot: Exserohilum rostratum & Colletotrichum gleosporioides Drechsler
• Cadang cadang disease: Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd)

Weeds

Broadleaf

• Crofton weed: Eupatorium odoratum L. (Asteraceae)
• Sensitive plant: Mimosa pudica L. (Fabaceae)
• Siam weed: Chromolaena odorata L. R.M. king & H. Rob (Asteraceae)
• Carrot grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)
• Coatbuttons: Tridax procumbens L. (Fabaceae)
• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae)
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)
• Field bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)

Grasses

• Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae)
• Goose grass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae)
• Burmuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae)

Sedges

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)

Nematodes

• Burrowing nematode: Radopholus similis

Rodents

• Palm civet: Vivera zibatha (Carnivora: Viverridae)
• Black rat: Rattus rattus Linnaeus (Rodentia: Muridae)
• Indian gerbil: Tatera indica Hardwicke (Rodentia: Muridae) (nursery/seedling)
• The lesser bandicoot or Indian mole-rat: Bandicota bengalensis Hardwicke (Rodentia: Muridae)

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Cock chafer beetle: Leucopholis coneophora Burm (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Coreid bug: Paradasynus rostratus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

Diseases

• Tanjavur wilt: Ganoderma lucidum Lingzhi or Reishi
• Root wilt: Phytoplasma sp
• Papery leaf blight: Pestalotia palmarum Cooke

IPM for Coconut

To know the IPM practices for Coconut, click here.

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