Quick Search Papaya Pests Posted byglobaladmin February 28, 2020 Leave a comment on Quick Search Papaya Pests Credits: Biovision-Infonet Fruit Flies African invader fly (Bactrocera invadens) is about 2-3mm long (c) R.C. Copeland, icipe Spider Mites Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) . The adult female is 0.6 mm long. The male is smaller.(c) Warwick HRI, University of Warwick False Spider Mite Brevipalpus phoenicis, also known as the false spider mite 120 um. Adults are flat, oval, and have a dark green to red-orange colour.(c) Courtesy, Erbe, Pooley: USDA, ARS, EMU, 2008 Broad Mite Broad mite damage (here on chili)(c) A.M. Varela, icipe Cotton aphid and green peach aphid The cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) is a small aphid. Adults range from just under 1-1.5 mm in body length.(c) Mississippi State University Archive, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) on kales. Adult wingless females are oval-bodied, 1-2 mm in body length, of very variable colour.(c) A. M. Varela, icipe Systates weevil The systates weevil (Systates spp.) on papaya. The weevil feeds on leaves, making characteristic notch-like indentations to the leaf margin(c) A.M. Varela, icipe Root-knot nematodes Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita / M. javanica) Roots of severely attacked (left) and healthy plant (right). Affected plants are normally stunted and eventually wilt and die. The most characteristic symptom is formation of root galls (knots) and these can be seen with the naked eye. Affected roots rot.(c) A. M. Varela, icipe Mealybugs Female mealybugs on passionfruit leaf. Female mealybugs are 3 to 5 mm long and their body is usually covered with a waxy secretion.(c) A.M. Varela, icipe Whiteflies Whiteflies under leaf. Adult whiteflies are about 1mm long(c) Clemson University, Department of Entomology