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List of pests-diseases-weeds for country: Benin

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

diseases:

Bacteria:

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola

Basidiomycota:

Athelia rolfsii
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotium delphinii

Other fungal-like organisms:

Globisporangium ultimum

pests:

Coleoptera:

Ootheca mutabilis

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Anoplocnemis curvipes
Clavigralla elongata
Clavigralla shadabi
Clavigralla tomentosicollis

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Aphis craccivora

Lepidoptera:

Maruca vitrata

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Megalurothrips sjostedti
Oedaleus senegalensis
Pyrgomorpha cognata
Zonocerus variegatus

Other pests:

Tetranychus neocaledonicus

weeds:

Eudicotyledons (other orders):

Justicia anselliana (weed)
Striga gesnerioides (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Solanales:

Ipomoea aquatica (weed)

Monocotyledons:

Commelina erecta (weed)
Imperata cylindrica (weed)