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Pest Management in Tropics

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Citrus Psyllid

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Use of reflective mulches, conservation of natural enemies, and application of neonicotinoids.

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Scale Insects

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Release of lady beetles or parasitic wasps, horticultural oil sprays, and pruning of infested branches.

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Fall Armyworm

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Use of biopesticides, introduction of natural predators, and crop rotation.

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Cocoa Pod Borer

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Maintenance of tree height, use of sex pheromones to disrupt mating, and timely harvesting.

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Whiteflies

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Use of yellow sticky traps, promotion of natural enemies, and application of insecticidal soap.

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Mango Seed Weevil

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Post-harvest treatment with hot water, use of pheromone traps, and orchard sanitation.

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African Cotton Bollworm

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Crop rotation, introduction of natural enemies, and the use of genetically modified (Bt) crops.

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Pineapple Mealybug

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Biological control using ladybird beetles, chemical control with insecticides, and maintaining good crop hygiene.

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Tomato Fruitworm

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Hand-picking, targeted chemical applications, and pheromone disruption techniques.

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Sweet Potato Weevil

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Crop rotation, use of pheromone traps, and post-harvest storage management.

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Palm Weevil

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Pheromone traps to monitor and reduce populations, sanitary measures, and biological control with entomopathogenic nematodes.

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Taro Beetle

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Manual removal, setting up traps, and cultivation practices to destroy larvae.

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Mealybugs

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Biological control with predators, horticultural oil applications, and cultural practices to reduce propagation.

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Rice Water Weevil

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Flooding fields to drown larvae, application of insecticides during seeding, and resistant rice varieties.

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Cassava Green Mite

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Introduction of predatory mites, genetic host plant resistance, and judicious use of acaricides.

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Coffee Borer Beetle

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Use of entomopathogenic fungi, pheromone traps, and good agricultural practices like pruning.

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Locusts

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Chemical control with pesticides, biocontrol using pathogens, and habitat alteration.

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Mites

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Sulfur dusting, release of predatory mites, and judicious use of acaricides.

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Corn Stalk Borer

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Biological control with Trichogramma, timely planting to avoid peak infestations, and resistant corn varieties.

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Banana Weevil

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Clean cultivation, use of nematodes for biological control, and application of pesticides if necessary.

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Thrips

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Exclusion with fine netting, use of blue sticky traps, and application of spinosad.

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Papaya Fruit Fly

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Bagging fruits to exclude flies, bait sprays, and removal of infested fruits.

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Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

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Biological control through virus infection, pheromone trapping, and sanitation.

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Root-knot Nematodes

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Use of nematode-resistant crop varieties, soil solarization, and application of nematicides.

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Aphids

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Introduction of parasitic wasps, foliar sprays with neem oil, and use of reflective mulch.

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