Adult Papuana huebneri are black, shiny and 15-20 mm long. The size and number of head horns in taro beetles varies between species and sexes;P. huebneri has only one small horn, which is larger in the male than the female (Macfarlane, 1987a).
()
Description
Resources
7 resources available. Click on the image to preview, click on the publisher link to download.
Cabbage - club root
FACTSHEETS FOR FARMERS www.plantwise.orgCreated in Cambodia, November 2014 Cabbage – Club root Recognize the problem Club root may develop extensively on plant roots before the first sign (an abnormal wilting and yellowing of leaves, especially on warm days) is noticed aboveground. If the soil is moist, these symptoms may not become apparent until water stress occurs. When infection occurs at an early stage of growth, young plants are stunted and may die, whereas plants infected in a later stage fail to make marketable size heads. When diseased plants are pulled from the soil, the roots are...
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Defra PP Factsheet Oct 2016 FINAL4
Red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Figure 1. Red palm weevil adult intercepted in the UK on a gourd imported from Sri Lanka © Fera Background Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a highly invasive pest of palms that can have a significant economic, environmental and social impact when introduced into new geographical areas. It is the most important pest of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) in the world and a serious pest of coconut (Cocos nucifera). It is native to southern Asia and Melanesia but since the 1980s it has rapidly expanded its...
pmgcucurbits
An illustrated version of this guideline is available online at http://ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.cucurbits.html Publication 3445 UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program Cucurbits May 2016 PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR AGRICULTURE Contents (Dates in parenthesis indicate when each topic was updated) Cucurbits Year-Round IPM Program (Reviewed 10/11) ........................................................................................................................ iv General Information (Section reviewed 12/09...
frangipani rust 243
Photo 1. Underside of leaf showing pustules of frangipani rust, Coleosporium plumeriae, liberating masses of spores. Photo 2. Close-up of frangipani rust, Coleosporium plumeriae, pustules liberating spores. Photo 3. Topside of frangipani leaf in Photo 2 to show greenish marks from rust infections of Coleosporium plumeriae showing through from the lower surface. Photo 4. Defoliation of frangipani caused by rust, Coleosporium plumeriae. Pacific Pests and Pathogens - Fact Sheets Pacific Pests and Pathogens - Fact Sheets Frangipani rust (243)Frangipani rust (243) Common NameCommon...
5 PMDG tomato bacterial wilt Kenya July2013
LOSE LESS, FEED MORE Plantwise is a CABI-led global initiative. www.plantwise.org PEST MANAGEMENT DECISION GUIDE: GREEN AND YELLOW LIST Bacterial wilt on tomatoes Ralstonia solanacearum Rapidly wilting plant due to bacterial with (photo by A. Massawe) Prevention Monitoring Direct Control Direct Control Restrictions Use tolerant and certified varieties such as Prostar F1, Libra F1,Taiwan F1, Kenton and Fortune maker. Carry out soil testing and avoid planting in fields with infection Practise crop rotation with non solanaceaous plants e.g. cereals, beans...
30. Production and postharvest activities for fonio
AgriGuide E-TIC E-TIC Sahel InfoHubs Senegal and Mali Initiative de Avec le soutien de ICVolunteers AgriGuide: Best Practices for Organic Farming, 29 July 2012 ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2012 ICVolunteers Compilation and writing: Sigfrido Romero, Viola Krebs, Namory Diakhaté Editing: Diego Beamonte, Viola Krebs, Camille Saadé, Lana Melle, Shindouk Mohammed Lamine French translation: Cindy Bellemin-Magninot English translation: Kate O' Dwyler, Amy Louise Viana Lima Illustrations: Matilde de Fuentes de Medem, Abdou Kane Ndaw,...
Filter by related pathogen:
Farm practices:
Names
Brassica oleracea var. capitata in differrent languages.
Q&A
Brassica oleracea var. capitata Papuana huebneri, Metarhizium anisopliae, Paspalum, Saccharum, Saccharum spontaneum, Papuana, Commelina Long
Papuana huebneri, Metarhizium anisopliae, Paspalum, Saccharum, Saccharum spontaneum, Papuana, Commelina Management, Corms, Hosts, Cultural control, Damage, Light, Host plants, Activity Long
Description
Recognition
Taro beetles can be detected by: (1) digging up wilting taro plants and examining them for signs of damage;(2) using light traps, particularly on moonless and rainy nights;and (3) sampling wild plant species (e.g. banana, sugarcane and grasses such as Paspalum spp. and Brachiaria mutica) at breeding sites, especially along river banks, on rotting logs and in compost heaps (Carmichael et al., 2008;Tsatsia and Jackson, 2014;TaroPest, 2015).
Symptons
Adult taro beetles burrow into the soft trunks, plant bases and corms of a range of plants, including taro, making large holes or cavities up to 2 cm in diameter (McGlashan, 2006). The feeding tunnels and associated frass may be visible in infested corms (Biosecurity Australia, 2011). The amount of damage to the crop depends on the age of the plants when attacked and the density of infestation. Feeding activity can cause wilting and even the death of affected plants, particularly in young plants if the beetles bore into the growing points. Older plants infested by beetles grow slowly and a few or all of the leaves wilt (TaroPest, 2015). In severely damaged plants tunnels may run together to form large cavities, making the damaged corms more susceptible to fungal infections (Macfarlane, 1987a;Onwueme, 1999). Similar symptoms of damage are caused to other root crops, e.g. sweet potato, yams and potato (McGlashan, 2006). Taro beetles can ring-bark young tea, cocoa and coffee plants in the field and bore into seedlings of oil palm and cocoa (Aloalii et al., 1993).
Impact
Papuana huebneri is one of at least 19 species of known taro beetles native to the Indo-Pacific region;it is native to Papua New Guinea, the Molucca Islands in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and has been introduced to Kiribati. Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is an important crop in these countries;high infestations of P. huebneri can completely destroy taro corms, and low infestations can reduce their marketability. The beetle also attacks swamp taro or babai (Cyrtosperma chamissonis [ Cyrtosperma merkusii ]), which is grown for consumption on ceremonial occasions. Infestations of taro beetles, including P. huebneri, have led to the abandonment of taro and swamp taro pits in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati, resulting in the loss of genetic diversity of these crops and undermining cultural traditions. P. huebneri also attacks a variety of other plants, although usually less seriously. Management today relies on an integrated pest management strategy, combining cultural control measures with the use of insecticides and the fungal pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae.
Hosts
Papuana huebneri is a pest of taro (Colocasia esculenta;known as ‘dalo’ in Fijian;McGlashan, 2006) (Masamdu, 2001;International Business Publications, 2010), which is grown primarily as a subsistence crop in many Pacific Island countries, including Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, where P. huebneri is found (Aloalii et al., 1993). Taro also has value in gift-giving and ceremonial activities (Braidotti, 2006;Lal, 2008). The beetle also attacks swamp taro or babai (Cyrtosperma merkusii or Cyrtosperma chamissonis), which is grown for consumption on ceremonial occasions (Food and Agriculture Organization, 1974;Dharmaraju, 1982;International Business Publications, 2010).
Other plants attacked by Papuana huebneri include tannia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium), bananas (Musa spp.), Canna lily (Canna indica), pandanus (Pandanus odoratissimus [ Pandanus utilis or P. odorifer ]), the bark of tea (Camellia sinensis), coffee (Coffea spp.) and cocoa (Theobroma cacao), the fern Angiopteris evecta (Masamdu, 2001), and occasionally the Chinese cabbage Brassica chinensis [ Brassica rapa ] (International Business Publications, 2010).
Species of Papuana behave similarly to each other and feed on the same host plants (TaroPest, 2015). For taro beetles in general, primary host plants other than taro include giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizzos), Amorphophallus spp., the fern Angiopteris evecta, banana (Musa spp.) and tannia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Secondary hosts include pineapple (Ananas comosus), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), betel nut (Areca catechu), cabbage (Brassica oleracea), canna lily (Canna indica), coconut (Cocos nucifera), Commelina spp., Crinum spp., yam (Dioscorea spp.), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Marattia spp., pandanus (Pandanus odoratissimus [ Pandanus utilis or P. odorifer ]), Saccharum spp. including sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) and Saccharum edule [ Saccharum spontaneum var. edulis ], and potato (Solanum tuberosum);they occasionally ring bark young tea (Camellia sinensis), coffee (Coffea spp.) and cocoa (Theobroma cacao) plants (Macfarlane, 1987b;Aloalii et al., 1993;Masamdu and Simbiken, 2001;Masamdu, 2001;Tsatsia and Jackson, 2014;TaroPest, 2015).
Source: cabi.org