Distribution, hosts and natural enemies of pests of Coconut and Cashew

Distribution, hosts and natural enemies of pests of Coconut and Cashew

    Common name

    Scientific name

    Distribution

    Hosts

    Natural enemies

    Rhinoceros beetle

    Oryotes rhinoceros Linn.

    India, Pakistan,
    South East Asia,
    Hainam, Taiwan,
    Philippines, Southern
    China, Australia
    Indonesia, fiji and
    Somoa.

    Coconut, talipot
    palm, date palm,
    African oil
    palm, palmyrah,
    sugarcane,
    pine apple,
    banana and
    papaya

    Parasitoids
    Sarcophaga fuscicauda     Bolt
    Pheropsophus hilaris var
    sobrinus     Daj.
    Predators
    Agryphus sp
    Ctivina memnonia     Dej.
    Omphra atrata     Klug
    Oxyiobus spp.
    Pathogens
    Metarrhizium anisopliae     Metzch
    Beauveria hassiana     Bals.

    Red palm weevil

    Rhynchophorus ferrugineus F.

    India, Srilanka,
    Pakistan, Bangladesh
    Malaysia,
    Philippines,
    New Guinea, China
    and Taiwan.

    Coconut,
    oil palm,
    date palm,
    sago and other
    species of
    palmae.

    Egg larval parasitoid
    Chelisoches moris     F,
    predatory mite
    Pyemotes ventricosus     Newp.

    Black-headed
    caterpillar

    Opisina arenosella Walker

    India (South India)
    Orissa & Bengal)
    Burma, Srilanka

    Coconut,
    pal my rah,
    talipot palm,
    fish tail palm and
    Phoenix sylvestris

    Larval parasitoids
    Apanteles taragamaeWm
    Bracon hrevicornis     Wesm.
    Perisierola nephantidis     Meus
    Elasmus nephantidis     Gahan
    Pupal parasitoid
    Trichospilus pupivora     Ferr.
    Stomatocera sulcatisscvtelluer     Gir.
    Brachymeria nephantidis     Gah
    Xanthopimpla punctata     F
    Pathogens
    Fungus Aspergillus flavus
    Bacteria Serratia marcescens Bizio



    Cashew



    Cashew tree borer

    Plocoderus ferrugineus Linn.

    South India

    Cashewnut


    Shoot & blossom

    Macalla monocusalis Wlk.

    India

    Cashewnut


    Leaf miner

    Acrocercops syngramma M.

    India

    Cashewnut


    Re&banded thpps

    Selenothrips rubrocinctits G.

    India, Philippines

    Cashewnut



       

Last modified: Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 7:15 PM