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Insects and Other Pests

Scientific Name Common Name Group
Aphis gossypii melon aphid APHIDS
Patchiella reaumuri taro root aphid APHIDS
Pentalonia nigronervosa banana aphid APHIDS
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae waterlily aphid APHIDS
Lamenia caliginea a fulgorid planthopper BUGS
Tarophagus colocasiae taro delphacid BUGS
Nabis capsiformis pale damsel bug BUGS
Sophonia rufofascia two-spotted leafhopper LEAFHOPPERS
Ferrisia virgata striped mealybug MEALYBUGS
Steneotarsonemus furcatus taro tarsonemid mite MITES
Tetranychus cinnabarinus carmine spider mite MITES
Bemisia argentifolii silverleaf whitefly WHITEFLIES
Trialeurodes vaporariorum greenhouse whitefly WHITEFLIES

Plant Disease Pathogens

Scientific Name Common Name Group
Allomyces arbuscula   FUNGI
Amanita sp.   ?
Cercospora Primer   FUNGI
Cercospora sp. (cercospora leafspot) FUNGI
Cladosporium sp. (internal "smut") FUNGI
Dasheen mosaic virus   VIRUS
Erwinia Primer   BACTERIA
Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (soft rot) BACTERIA
Fusarium Primer   FUNGI
Fusarium roseum (root rot) FUNGI
Fusarium solani   FUNGI
Fusarium sp.   FUNGI
Macrosporium sp.   FUNGI
Meloidogyne Primer   NEMATODE
Meloidogyne sp. (root-knot nematode) NEMATODE
Phyllosticta Primer   FUNGI
Phyllosticta colocasiophila (phyllosticta leafspot) FUNGI
Phytophthora Primer   STRAMENOPILA
Phytophthora colocasiae (phytophthora leaf blight) STRAMENOPILA
Pratylenchus sp. (lesion nematode) NEMATODE
Pythium Primer   FUNGI
Pythium aphanidermatum (root rot) FUNGI
Pythium carolinianum (root and corm rot) FUNGI
Pythium debaryanum   FUNGI
Pythium graminicola   FUNGI
Rhizoctonia Primer   FUNGI
Rhizoctonia solani (root rot) FUNGI
Rhizopus stolonifer (soft rot) FUNGI
Sclerotium Primer   FUNGI
Sclerotium rolfsii (southern blight) FUNGI

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