Credits: Biovision-Infonet Fruit Flies Spider Mites False Spider Mite Broad Mite Cotton aphid and green peach aphid Systates weevil Root-knot nematodes Mealybugs Whiteflies
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Pumpkin Diseases Quick Search
Credits:Biovision-Infonet Anthracnose Colletotrichum lagenarium Gummy stem blight and black rot Didymella bryoniae Mycosphaerella citrullina Phoma cucurbitacearum Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum Choanephora fruit rot Choanephora cucurbitarum Powdery mildew Downy mildew Scab Cladosporium cucumerinum Viral diseases Cucumber mosaic virus
Systates Weevil
(Systates spp.) Credits: Biovision-Infonet This is a very common weevil in East Africa. It attacks many crops and ornamental plants. The adult is a black weevil, about 12 mm long with a swollen, rounded abdomen, and long, thin, elbowed antenna. It is active at night, feeding on the edges of leaves producing a characteristic indentations. […]
Pumpkin Pests Quick Search
Credits:Biovision-Infonet Aphids Aphis gossypii Whiteflies Bemisia tabaci Epilachna beetle Epilachna chrysomelina Fruit flies Bactrocera cucurbitae, Dacusspp. Ceratitis capitata
False Spider Mite
(Brevipalpus phoenicis) Credits: Biovision-Infonet The adults are about 0.1 mm. It usually feeds on the trunk below the level where the bottom whorl of leaves is attached. The mites move upward on the trunk and outward onto the leaves and fruit as the population increases, leaving a large, conspicuous, damaged area behind them. The affected […]
Spider Mites
(Tetranychus spp., Eutetranychus spp. and Oligonychus gossypii) , (Brevipalpus phoenicis) , (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) Credits: Biovision-Infonet Several species of mites damage papaya (personal communication, M. Knapp, ICIPE): Spider mites (Tetranychus spp., Eutetranychus spp. and Oligonychus gossypii) The false spider mite (Brevipalpus phoenicis) The broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) The spider mites suck the plant sap, leading to […]
Papaya Production
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Scientific Name: Carica papaya Order / Family: Violales: Caricaceae Local Names: English: Pawpaw; Swahili: papai Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Broad mite, Damping-off and root rot, False spider mite, Fruit flies, Mealybugs, Papaya ringspot potyvirus, Powdery mildew, Ripe fruit rots, Root-knot nematodes, Spider mites, Systates weevil, Whiteflies Other pests: Anthracnose, Black spot, Black rust, Leaf spot, Snails (Giant East African Snail), Stem rot Geographical Distribution in Africa General Information […]
Pumpkin Information Source
Credits:Biovision-Infonet AIC (2003). Fruits and Vegetables Technical Handbook. Nairobi, Kenya. AVRDC International Cooperators’ Factsheet on Cucurbits www.avrdc.org Aggie horticulture, Cucurbit Disorders. A Guide to the Identification of Common Problems. www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu Blay, E., Cudjoe, A. R., Braun, M. (Eds) (2000). Handbook of crop protection recommendations in Ghana: An IPM approach. Vol 2; vegetables. Plant Protection & Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) and […]
Squash mosaic virus
Credits:Biovision-Infonet It is mechanically transmitted. It is transmitted through seeds of melons and squash. It is also transmitted by spotted, striped and banded cucumber beetles, which attack cucumbers in the Americas. The Epilachna beetle (Epilachna chrysomelina) a pest of cucumber in Africa, is also vector of squash mosaic virus. Its host range includes cucurbits, peas, coriander, […]
Passion Fruit Information Source Links
Credits: Biovision-Infonet AIC (2003). Fruits and Vegetables technical handbook, revised edition 2003. Agriculture Information Centre, Nairobi, Kenya CAB International (2006). Crop Protection Compendium, 2006 Edition. Wallingford, UK www.cabi.org Cooper, J., Dobson, H., Orchard, J. (2004). Passion Fruit Technical Itinerary. NRI – MU/PIP COLEACP, Brussels, Belgium. Economic Review of Agriculture 2006. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi Kenya GTZ. […]