Insect
Oryctes Boas
African rhinoceros beetle belongs to the genus Oryctes and mainly associates with palms i.e.coconut, date palm, and African oil palm. Most of the Dyna...
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🐛 List of Pests & Diseases
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Coconut palms, while resilient and hardy, are susceptible to various pests and diseases that can impact their growth and productivity.
Fungi
Phytophthora palmivora
Reported as major problem in many countries in South East Asia, Caribbean (Jamaica) and Africa (Kenya). Bud rot, caused by the fungal agent Phytophtho...
Insect
Rhynchophorus palmarum
Rhynchophorus palmarum, the South American Palm Weevil is reported to feed on 35 plant species from 12 different families [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] but this spe...
Bacteria
Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae
Phytoplasmas are associated with many serious diseases of coconut including lethal yellowing- like diseases (LYDs) [1]. Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae...
Fungi
Marasmiellus cocophilus
The fungus, Marasmiellus cocophilus causes basal stem break and lethal bole rot in coconut seedlings [1]. In East Africa, the fungus has only been rep...
Mite
Raoiella indica
Raoiella indica is reported in many of the countries in the Southeast Asia region. It is considered to be a major pest in India and Sri Lanka. Besi...
Insect
Brontispa longissima
Brontispa longissima is one of the most serious coconut pests in the Southeast Asia region. The host range of B. longissima includes various P...
Virus
Cocadviroid Coconut cadang-cadang viroid
Coconut cadang-cadang disease is caused by a viroid. The name, ‘cadang-cadang’ is derived from ‘gadan-gadan’, which means ‘dead’ or ‘dying’ in the Fil...
Insect
Oryctes rhinoceros
Oryctes rhinoceros is endemic to the coconut-growing regions of South and South-East Asia from Pakistan to the Philippines (CIE, 1967). Primarily f...
Insect
Rhynchophorus vulneratus
Rhynchophorus vulneratus is native to Southeast Asia and was originally referred to as Rhynchophorus ferrugineus variety schach. R. vulneratus is e...
Insect
Rhynchophorus phoenicis
R. phoenicis occurs on a range of wild and cultivated palm trees (Palmae), mainly oil and coconut palms (Hill, 1983). Adult R. phoenicis occur year-ro...
Insect
Mahasena corbetti
Mahasena corbetti, the coconut case caterpillar, is a polyphagous species of bagworm [1]. This species is classified as leaf-eating pest caterpillars...
Insect
Scapanes australis
The main hosts of this beetle are coconut, oil palm and betel nut. Its alternate hosts include banana, sugarcane and wild palms. The beetle usually at...
Insect
Aspidiotus destructor
The coconut scale is a common pest of coconut and banana. It also infests many other trees and ornamental plants, some of the hosts include avocado, b...
Insect
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
The red palm weevil, also known as the Asian palm weevil digs holes in the palm trunks up to 1 meter long, which weakens the palm and could eventually...
Insect
Promecotheca cumingii
The leafminer, Promecotheca cumingii is considered a minor or occasional pest of species of palms. It attacks coconut palm, oil palm and betel palm. T...
Mite
Aceria guerreronis
The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer, is considered an important pest of coconuts which attacks young coconut fruits. Despite being small in si...
Insect
Sexava nubila
Sexava nubila, and a number of long-horned grasshoppers which belongs to the genera of Sexava are significant pests of coconut. The outbreaks happen i...
Bacteria
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Bogia Coconut Syndrome (BSC) was reported in the Bogia district (Madang province) in 2008. Hence its name; Bogia Coconut Syndrome. The disease was rec...