Apricot pests

Pests of National Significance in Apricot

Insect pests

• Flat headed borers: Chrysobothris mali Horn (Coleoptera: Buprestide) &Capnodis tenebrionis Linne (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
• Hairy caterpillar:Lymantria obfuscata Walker (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
• Defoliating beetles: Adoretos sp. & Brahmina sp
• Leaf curl plum aphid: Anuraphid helichyrysi Kaltenbach (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Brown apricot scale: Lecanium corni (Bouché) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)
• San Jose-scale: Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

Diseases

• Brown rot Blossom blight: Monilinia laxa (Aderh. &Ruhland) Honey
• Frosty mildew: Cercosporella persica (Sacc.) Sacc
• Powdery mildew: Sphaerotheca pannosa (Wallr.) Lév
• Coryneum blight/shot hole: Stigmina corpophylla (Lév.) M.B. Ellis
• Silver leaf and canker: Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar
• White root rot: Dematophora necatrix Berl. exPrill
• Whisker rot: Rhizopus stolonifer Ehrenb
• Collar rot: Phytophthora spp & Pythium spp
• Bacterial gummosis: Pseudomonas spp

Pest of Regional Significance

Insect pests

• Tent caterpillar: Malacosoma indica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
• Leaf rollers: Archips argyrospilus & subsidiaria sp Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
• Blue beetle: Heltica semipicens (Coleoptera:)
• Ear wig: Forficula auricularia Linnaeus (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)
• Codling moth: Cydia pomonella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
• Peach twig borer/Apricot fruit borer: Anarsia lineatella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
• Consperse sting bug: Euschistis conpersus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
• Coconut rhinoceros beetle: Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
• Blossom thrips: Taeniothrips spp, Frankliniella dampfi Priesner (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
• Apricot chalcid: Eurytoma samsona vivarsiliev (Hymenoptera: Chalci)
• Mealy plum aphid: Hyalopterous pruni Geoffroy (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Weeds

Broad leaf Weeds

• Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae
• Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. Oxalidaceae
• Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae
• Sowthistles: Sonchus spp. Asteraceae
• Congress grass Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae
• Musk rose: Rosa moschata Herrm. (Rosaceae)
• Brambles: Rubus spp. (Rosaceae)
• Spurge: Euphorbia hirta L (Euphorbiaceae)
• Common sorrel: Rumex dentatus L (Polygonaceae)
• Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L (Chenopodiaceae)

Grassy weeds

• Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae
• Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.Poaceae
• Blanket grass: Axonopus compressus (Sw.) Beauv. Poaceae
• Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) Poaceae
• Knot grass: Paspalum conjugatum L. Poaceae

Sedges

• Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L Cyperaceae

IPM for Apricot

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