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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
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diseases:

Ascomycota (other orders):

Aspergillus flavus (plant/storage disease)
Aspergillus parasiticus
Eurotium amstelodami
Eurotium chevalieri
Stenocarpella macrospora
Stenocarpella maydis

Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes:

Aureobasidium zeae
Bipolaris maydis
Cercospora sorghi
Cercospora zeae-maydis
Cercospora zeina
Epicoccum sorghinum
Exserohilum turcicum
Phaeosphaeria (genus)
Phaeosphaeria maydis

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:

Colletotrichum graminicola
Fusarium cortaderiae
Fusarium fujikuroi
Fusarium graminearum
Fusarium meridionale
Fusarium subglutinans
Fusarium verticillioides
Gaeumannomyces radicicola
Sarocladium strictum

Bacteria:

Pantoea ananatis
Xanthomonas vasicola pv. vasculorum

Basidiomycota:

Physopella zeae
Puccinia polysora
Puccinia sorghi

Other plant diseases:

Maize bushy stunt phytoplasma
Spiroplasma kunkelii

Plant parasitic nematodes:

Pratylenchus brachyurus
Rotylenchulus reniformis
Tubixaba tuxaua

Plant viruses:

Maize dwarf mosaic virus
Maize rayado fino virus
Maize striate mosaic virus
Maize yellow mosaic virus
Sugarcane mosaic virus

pests:

Coleoptera:

Aegopsis bolboceridus
Cathartus quadricollis
Diabrotica speciosa
Diabrotica viridula
Diloboderus abderus
Euphoria lurida
Liogenys fuscus
Liogenys suturalis
Oxymerus aculeatus
Phyllophaga (genus)
Phyllophaga cuyabana
Sitophilus zeamais

Diptera (plant parasitic):

Euxesta (genus)

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:

Dalbulus maidis

Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha:

Caenodelphax teapae
Peregrinus maidis

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Dichelops furcatus
Dichelops melacanthus
Euschistus heros
Leptoglossus zonatus
Scaptocoris castaneus
Sthenaridea carmelitana

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Rhopalosiphum maidis
Sipha maydis

Lepidoptera:

Agrotis ipsilon
Diatraea saccharalis
Elasmopalpus lignosellus
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa zea
Hypercompe indecisa
Pseudautomeris luteata
Sitotroga cerealella
Spodoptera frugiperda

Other pests:

Columba livia
Columbina talpacoti
Molothrus bonariensis
Patagioenas picazuro
Tetranychus urticae
Zenaida auriculata
Zonotrichia capensis

weeds:

Eudicotyledons (other orders):

Cardiospermum halicacabum (weed)
Euphorbia heterophylla (weed)
Euphorbia hirta (weed)
Euphorbia hyssopifolia (weed)
Leonotis nepetifolia (weed)
Leonurus sibiricus (weed)
Leucas martinicensis (weed)
Oxalis latifolia (weed)
Richardia brasiliensis (weed)
Spermacoce latifolia (weed)
Stachys arvensis (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Asterales:

Acanthospermum australe (weed)
Achyrocline satureioides (weed)
Ageratum conyzoides (weed)
Artemisia verlotiorum (weed)
Bidens (weeds)
Bidens pilosa (weed)
Bidens subalternans (weed)
Elephantopus mollis (weed)
Emilia sonchifolia (weed)
Erigeron bonariensis (weed)
Galinsoga parviflora (weed)
Galinsoga quadriradiata (weed)
Jaegeria hirta (weed)
Sonchus oleraceus (weed)
Tridax procumbens (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Brassicales:

Raphanus raphanistrum (weed)
Sinapis arvensis (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Caryophyllales:

Alternanthera ficoidea (weed)
Amaranthus (weeds)
Amaranthus deflexus (weed)
Amaranthus hybridus (weed)
Amaranthus retroflexus (weed)
Chenopodium album (weed)
Fallopia convolvulus (weed)
Portulaca oleracea (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Fabales:

Glycine max (weed)
Mucuna pruriens var. utilis (weed)
Senna obtusifolia (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Malvales:

Corchorus hirtus (weed)
Sida (weeds)
Sida rhombifolia (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Solanales:

Ipomoea triloba (weed)

Monocotyledons:

Avena strigosa (weed)
Cenchrus echinatus (weed)
Chloris elata (weed)
Commelina benghalensis (weed)
Cynodon dactylon (weed)
Cyperus rotundus (weed)
Digitaria (weeds)
Digitaria bicornis (weed)
Digitaria ciliaris (weed)
Digitaria horizontalis (weed)
Digitaria insularis (weed)
Echinochloa colona (weed)
Eleusine indica (weed)
Lolium perenne multiflorum (weed)
Melinis repens (weed)
Setaria parviflora (weed)
Sorghum bicolor arundinaceum (weed)
Sorghum bicolor drummondii (weed)
Sorghum halepense (weed)
Urochloa brizantha (weed)
Urochloa eminii (weed)
Urochloa plantaginea (weed)
Zea mays (weed)