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List of pests-diseases-weeds for crop/product: Maize/corn (Zea mays)

Information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files
click on a pest/disease/weed to display a list of relevant publications

diseases
pests
weeds

diseases:

Ascomycota (other orders):

Aspergillus flavus (plant/storage disease)
Stenocarpella macrospora

Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes:

Bipolaris maydis
Cercospora zeae-maydis

Basidiomycota:

Marasmiellus paspali
Puccinia polysora

Plant viruses:

Maize streak virus

pests:

Coleoptera:

Prostephanus truncatus

Lepidoptera:

Busseola fusca
Coniesta ignefusalis
Eldana saccharina
Mussidia nigrivenella
Sesamia calamistis
Sesamia nonagrioides
Spodoptera frugiperda
Thaumatotibia leucotreta

weeds:

Eudicotyledons (other orders):

Striga hermonthica (weed)

Monocotyledons:

Cyperus rotundus (weed)
Imperata cylindrica (weed)