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In India about 34 species of insects and non-insect pests infest cassava. The important pests of cassava are the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, spiralling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus, cassava scale Aonidomytilus albus, papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus, Madeira mealybug Phenacoccus madeirensis, cassava mealybugs Phenacoccus manihoti and Phenacoccus herreni, termite Odontotermes obesus and white grub Leucopholis coneophora and Retithrips syriacus. Other insect pests include the scale insects Parasaissetia nigra and Lepidosaphes sp. Pests of stored chips include Araecerus fasciculatus, Denoderus bifoveolatus, Tribolium castaneum and Lasioderma serricorne. Non-insect pests include the spider mites Tetranychus cinnabarinus and T. neocaledonicus and field rat Bandicota bengalensis, Indian gerbil Tatera indica and field mouse Mus booduga. Management of the key pests is also discussed.
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Jayaprakas, C.A., Harish, E.R., Pavithran, D., Mani, M. (2022). Pest Management in Cassava. In: Mani, M. (eds) Trends in Horticultural Entomology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0343-4_46
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