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Pests and Their Management on Temperate Fruits

(Apple, Pear, Peach, Apricot, Cherry, Persimmon, Walnut, Olive, Kiwifruit and Strawberry)

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The major pests of apple include Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, Eriosoma lanigerum, Cydia pomonella, Dorysthenes huegelii, Apriona cinerea, Scolytus nitidus and Xyleborus spp., Archips pomivora, Frankliniella dampfi, Taeniothrips rhopalantennalis, Thrips flavus, T. florum, T. carthami, Aeolothrips collaris, Haplothrips tenuipennis, Lymantria obfuscata, Malacosoma indicum, Aeolesthes sarta and Aeolesthes holosericea, Dyscerus fletcheri, Panonychus ulmi and Tetranychus urticae. Pear is found to be mainly attacked by Q. perniciosus, Melolontha melolontha, Cacopsylla pyricola, Myzus persicae, Aeolesthes sarta, Dorysthenes huegelii, Cydia pomonella, Taeniothrips sp. and Panonychus ulmi. The other pests of pear include Protactia neglecta, Sphenoptera lafertei, Zeuzera multistrigata, Archips argyrospilus, Phyllobius sp., Adoretus sp., Lygus pabulinus, Aphis pomi, Euschistus conspersus, Malacosoma indica, Euproctis sp., Indarbela quadrinotata, Bactrocera dorsalis, Eutetranychus orientalis and Tetranychus urticae. Peach is found to be damaged by Brachycaudus helichrysi, Myzus persicae, Hyalopterus pruni, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, Bactrocera ciliatus, B. dorsalis and B. zonatus, Lymantria obfuscata, Synanthedon exitiosa, Scolytus spp. and Xyleborus spp., Malacosoma indicum, Chrysobothris mali and Capnodis tenebrionis, Lymantria obfuscata, Protaetia neglecta, Lecanium corni, Taeniothrips spp. and Frankliniella dampfi, Odontotermes obesus and Meloidogyne spp. Minor pests include Aeolesthes sarta, Conogethes punctiferalis, Archips argyrospila, A. subsidiarius, Anarsia lineatella, Euschistus conspersus, Lygus pabulinus, Macrodactylus subspinosus and Adoretus spp., Grapholita molesta, Macropsis trimaculata and Haltica samipicens. Apricot is found to be damaged by Brachycaudus helichrysi, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, Cydia pomonella, Lymantria obfuscata, Hyalopterus pruni, Scolytus spp. and Xyleborus spp., Chrysobothris mali and Capnodis tenebrionis, Adoretos sp. and Brahmina sp., Lecanium corni, Malacosoma indica, Taeniothrips spp. and Frankliniella dampfi. Other pests include Anuraphid helichyrysi, Archips argyrospilus and Archips subsidiaria, Haltica semipicens, Forficula auricularia, Lygus pabulinus, Anarsia lineatella, Euschistus conspersus, Oryctes rhinoceros and Eurytoma sp. Cherry is found to be damaged by Aeolesthes sarta, Rhagoletis indifferens, Holotrichia spp. and Anamola spp., Lymantria obfuscata, Scolytus sp. and Xyleborus sp., Dorysthenes huegelii and Sphenoptera lafertei. Persimon is attacked by Pseudococcus longispinus, Trioza diospyri, Parthenolecanium corni and Hemiberlesia rapax, Bactrocera dorsalis, Chrysobothris mali, Hypocala rostrata, Orthotydeus sp., Meloidogyne spp. and Thrips sp. Almond is attacked by Scolytus spp. and Xyleborus spp., Sphenoptera lafertei, Drosicha dalbergiae and Brachycaudus helichrysi. Walnut is found damaged by Aeolesthes sarta, Alcides porrectirostris, Holotrichia spp., Anamola spp. and Adoretus spp., Lymantria obfuscata, Scolytus nitidus, Chromaphis juglandicola and Panaphis juglandis, Cydia pomonella, Eriophyes erineus, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, Myllocerus sp., Drosicha dalbergiae and Archips argyrospilus. Olive is found to be attacked by Bactrocera oleae, Saissetia oleae, Melalgus confertus, Oxyenus maxwelli, Euphyllura olivina and Parlatoria oleae. Kiwifruit is found to be damaged by Platynota stultana, Archips argyrospila, Choristoneura rosaceana, Argyrotaenia citrana, Hemiberlesia rapax, Boisea trivittata, Scolypopa australis, Tetranychus urticae, Ctenopseustis obliquana, Planotortrix excessana, Heliothrips spp. and Meloidogyne incognita. Strawberry is found to be attacked by Ancylis comptana, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Phyllophaga spp., Tetranychus urticae, Meloidogyne sp., Agrotis ipsilon, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii and Aphis forbesi, Helicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera litura, Lygus sp. and Bactrocera sp.

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Mahendiran, G., Lal, S., Sharma, O.C. (2022). Pests and Their Management on Temperate Fruits. In: Mani, M. (eds) Trends in Horticultural Entomology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0343-4_36

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