PLANT PROTECTION IN CASHEW

PLANT PROTECTION IN CASHEW
    Pests in cashew
  • Tea mosquito, stem borer, thrips, leaf minor and leaf blossom webber are important pests of cashew. Of these, tea mosquito and stem borer causes economical damage in cashew.

      1) Tea mosquito bug : Helopeltis antonii
      2) Stem and root borer: Plocaederus ferrugineus L.
      3) Mealy bug
      4) Flower Thrips
      5) Leaf minor :
      6) Leaf and blossom webber :

    Diseases in cashew

      1. Dieback or pink disease
      2. Leaf spots
      3. Powdery mildew
      4. Root and seedling rot
      5. Fruit rot
      6. Cashew decline
      7. Inflorescence blight
      8. Leaf and nut blight disease
      9. Anthracnose
      10. Cashew wilt

Last modified: Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 12:54 PM