Amla pests

Pests of National Significance in Amla

Insect Pests

• Bark eating caterpillar: Inderdela tetraonis Moore (Lepidoptera: Metarbalidae)
• Apical twig gall maker: Betonsa stylophora Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae)
• Mealy bug: Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Homoptera: Coccidae)
• Aphids: Setaphis bougainvilleae Theob. (Hemiptera, Aphididae)

Diseases

• Leaf rust: Phakopsora phyllanthi Diet.
• Ring rust: Ravenelia emblicae Stydlia.

Weeds

• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cypraceae)
• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers (Poaceae)
• Tridax: Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae)
• Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Poaceae)
• Yellow foxtail: Setaria glaucae L. (Poaceae)
• Tick weed: Cleome viscose L. (Capparidaceae)
• Torpedo grass: Panicum repens L. (Poaceae)
• Horse purslanes: Trainthema monogyne L. (Aizoaceae)

Pests of Regional Significance

Insect Pests

• Pomegranate butterfly: Virachola isocrates Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
• Fruit sucking moths: Achaea sp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
• Hairy caterpillar: Euproctis sp. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
• Leaf roller: Gracillaria theivora Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
• Leaf miner: Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
• White fly: Aleurolobus barodensis Maskell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Diseases

• Soft rot: Phomopsis phyllanthi Punith

Disorders

• Internal necrosis

Rodents

• Lesser bandicoot (Bandicota benglesis Gray)
• Soft furred field rat (Melordia meltada Gray)
• House rat (Ratus rattus L.)

Birds

• Rose ringed parakeet

IPM for Amla

To know the IPM practices for Amla, click here.

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