Curry Leaf Pests

Pests of National Significance in Curryleaf

Insect pests

• Citrus butterfly: Papilio demoleus, (Esper, 1798) P. polytes polytes, (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
• Citrus psylla or psyllid: Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
• Scales: Unaspis citri (Comstock) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae)
• Mealy bugs: Planococcus citri (Risso) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
• Aphids: Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
• Tortoise beetle: Silana farinose (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
• Two spotted mites:Tetranychus spp. Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae)
• Citrus leaf miner: Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistinae)

Diseases

• Leaf spot (Phyllosticta leaf spot)

Major weeds

Broadleaf weeds

• Pigweed: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F.
• Swine cress: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
• Black nightshade: Solanum nigrum L.
• Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L.
• False amaranth: Digera arvensis Forssk.
• Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L.
• Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L.
• Sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All.
• Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam.
• Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L.

Grassy weeds

• Rabbit/Crow foot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Beauv.
• Crabgrass: Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Willd.
• Barnyard grass: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Scop.
• Blue grass: Poa annua L.
• Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz.

Sedges

• Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L.
• Flat sedge: Cyperus iria L.

IPM for Curry Lear

To know the IPM practices for Curry Leaf, click here.

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