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List of pests-diseases-weeds for crop/product: Alfalfa/lucerne (Medicago sativa)

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

Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes:

Acrocalymma medicaginis
Leptosphaeria pratensis/Stagonospora meliloti

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:

Colletotrichum trifolii

Other plant diseases:

16SrII phytoplasma group
Australian lucerne yellows phytoplasma
Phytoplasma australiense

Plant parasitic nematodes:

Ditylenchus dipsaci
Pratylenchus neglectus

Plant viruses:

Alfalfa mosaic virus
Bean leafroll virus
Lucerne transient streak virus

pests:

Coleoptera:

Sitona discoideus

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:

Austroagallia torrida
Orosius argentatus

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Campylomma liebknechti
Creontiades dilutus

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Acyrthosiphon kondoi
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Therioaphis trifolii

Lepidoptera:

Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa punctigera
Merophyas divulsana

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Forficula auricularia
Sminthurus viridis

Other pests:

Ommatoiulus moreleti
Tetranychus urticae

weeds:

Monocotyledons:

Eragrostis cilianensis (weed)
Vulpia bromoides (weed)