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| COCONUT |
| 1. Rhinoceros beetle |
| 2. Red palm weevil |
| 3. Black headed caterpillar |
| 4. Coconut Eriophyid mite |
| 5. White grub |
| 6. Slug caterpillar |
| 7. Mealy bug |
| 8. Scale Insect |
| 9. Lacewing bug |
| 10. Termite |
| 11. Coconut Skippers |
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The coconut and other palm trees are attacked by specific pests like rhinoceros beetle, red palm weevil, black headed caterpillar and also by a number of polyphagous insects like white grub. Slug caterpillars occasionally major pest status. Black headed caterpillar is severe in coastal regions.
PESTS OF COCONUT
| Major pests | ||||
S.No |
Name | Scientic Name | Order | Family |
1. |
Oryctes rhinoceros |
Scarabaeidae |
Coleoptera |
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2. |
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus |
Curculionidae |
Coleoptera |
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3. |
Opisina arenosella |
Cryptophasidae |
Lepidoptera |
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4. |
Aceria guerreronis |
Eriophyidae |
Acari |
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5. |
Leucopholis coneophora |
Melolonthidae |
Coleoptera |
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6. |
Parasa lepida and Contheyla rotunda |
Cochlidiidae |
Lepidoptera |
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Minor pests |
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7. |
Pseudococcus longispinus |
Pseudococcidae |
Hemiptera |
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8. |
Aspidiotus destructor |
Diaspididae |
Hemiptera |
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9. |
Stephanitis typicus |
Tingidae |
Hemiptera |
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10. |
Odontotermus obesus |
Termitidae |
Isoptera |
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11. |
Gangara thyrsis and Saustus gremius |
Hesperiidae |
Lepidoptera |
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