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List of pests-diseases-weeds for crop/product: Banana/plantain (Musa)

Information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files
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diseases
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diseases:

Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes:

Pseudocercospora fijiensis
Pseudocercospora musae

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:

Fusarium concentricum
Fusarium sacchari
Panama disease of banana

Bacteria:

Moko disease of banana

Plant parasitic nematodes:

Helicotylenchus (genus)
Helicotylenchus multicinctus
Meloidogyne (genus)
Pratylenchus (genus)
Pratylenchus coffeae
Radopholus similis

Plant viruses:

Banana bract mosaic virus
Banana streak virus

pests:

Coleoptera:

Cosmopolites sordidus
Metamasius hemipterus

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Aleurodicus dispersus

Lepidoptera:

Acharia hyperoche
Antichloris viridis
Caligo memnon
Hypercompe laeta
Oiketicus kirbyi
Opsiphanes tamarindi
Talides sinois

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii