Pests of Crops in West African IPM CRSP Regional Project
Tomato
Insects
Tomato pinworm,
Tuta absoluta
(Gelechiidae) (
Confirmed presence in Senegal
)
Tomato fruitworm (Old World bollworm),
Helicoverpa armigera
(Hubner) (
Ohio State University link
,
AVRDC
link)
Whiteflies (
Bemisia
spp.,
OIRED
,
UFL
,)
Mites
Whiteflies
Diseases
Geminiviruses (
Arizona
, )
Begomoviruses
Damping off
Bacterial wilt (
Ralstonia
) (IPM CRSP Fact sheet in
French
and
English
)
Root knot nematode
,
Meloidogyne incognita
Late blight,
Phytophthora infestans
Leaf spots
Weeds
Potato
Insects
Potato tuber moth
,
Phthorimaea operculella
(
AVRDC link
)
Aphids
Mites
Diseases
Early blight
Bacterial wilt (
Ralstonia
)
Viruses
Blackleg/soft rot
Sclerotinia
Fusarium dry rot (storage)
Weeds
Cabbage
Insects
Diamondback moth,
Plutella xylostella (primary insect issue)
(
Florida
)
Biological control
Cultural control
Chemical control
Cabbage webworm
, cabbage borer,
Hellula undalis
(Fabr.)
(Primary insect issue)
(
Hawaii
) (
pheromone
) (
BC
)
Cabbage cluster caterpillar
,
Crocidolomia pavonana
(Fabr.) (
images
)
Aphids, primarily
Brevicoryne brassicae
Whiteflies
occasional
Biological control
Cultural control:
Weed management
,
Chemical control
Oriental leafworm, tobacco cutworm, cluster caterpillar, tropical armyworm,
Spodoptera litura
(sporadic)
Diseases
Root knot nematode
,
Meloidogyne incognita (Primary disease issue)
Black rot,
Xanthomonas campestris
Downy mildew,
Peronospora
Bacterial soft rot
,
Erwinia carotovora
Weeds
Nutsedge,
Cyperus
(primary weed issue)
IPM Package
Preplant
Seedbed
Planting
Production field
Harvest
Postharvest
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and Development
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