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Avocado (Persea americana) - (Fruits/grape)

List of pests:

Coleoptera
Diptera (plant parasitic)
Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha
Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking)
Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha
Lepidoptera
Other insect orders (plant/storage pests)
Other pests

(Detailed information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files)
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Coleoptera:

Ambrosiodmus lecontei
Astaena pygidialis
Conotrachelus aguacatae
Conotrachelus perseae
Copturus aguacatae
Epitrix cucumeris
Euplatypus parallelus
Euwallacea fornicatus
Euwallacea kuroshio
Euwallacea perbrevis
Heilipus lauri
Heilipus rufipes
Mallodon dasystomum
Pagiocerus frontalis
Pandeleteius cinereus
Premnobius cavipennis
Xyleborinus gracilis
Xyleborinus saxeseni
Xyleborus affinis
Xyleborus bispinatus
Xyleborus ferrugineus
Xyleborus glabratus
Xyleborus volvulus
Xylosandrus crassiusculus

Diptera (plant parasitic):

Anastrepha ludens
Anastrepha suspensa
Asphondylia websteri
Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera facialis
Bactrocera frauenfeldi
Bactrocera kirki
Bactrocera melanota
Bactrocera passiflorae
Bactrocera trilineola
Bactrocera tryoni
Bactrocera xanthodes
Bruggmanniella perseae
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis cosyra
Ceratitis rosa
Neosilba glaberrima
Neosilba zadolicha
Zeugodacus cucurbitae

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:

Homalodisca vitripennis
Idona minuenda
Joruma krausi
Penthimiola bella

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Amblypelta (genus)
Amblypelta lutescens
Pseudacysta perseae

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Abgrallaspis aguacatae
Abgrallaspis cyanophylli
Abgrallaspis perseae
Acutaspis albopicta
Acutaspis perseae
Aleurodicus dispersus
Aleurodicus rugioperculatus
Aonidiella aurantii
Aonidiella citrina
Aonidiella orientalis
Aphis aurantii
Aspidiotus destructor
Aspidiotus elaeidis
Aspidiotus nerii
Bemisia tabaci biotype Sub Saharan Africa 2
Cerococcus badius
Ceroplastes ceriferus
Ceroplastes cirripediformis
Ceroplastes cistudiformis
Ceroplastes destructor
Ceroplastes floridensis
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus
Ceroplastes reunionensis
Ceroplastes rubens
Ceroplastes rusci
Ceroplastes sinensis
Chrysomphalus aonidum
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi
Chrysomphalus pinnulifer
Coccus formicarii
Coccus hesperidum
Coccus longulus
Coccus moestus
Coccus viridis
Davidsonaspis aguacatae
Diaspis miranda
Dysmicoccus brevipes
Dysmicoccus nesophilus
Eucalymnatus tessellatus
Ferrisia malvastra
Fiorinia fioriniae
Formicococcus lindingeri
Hemiberlesia lataniae
Hemiberlesia palmae
Hemiberlesia rapax
Howardia biclavis
Icerya aegyptiaca
Icerya seychellarum
Icerya sulfurea
Kilifia acuminata
Laurencella colombiana
Lindingaspis floridana
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli
Marginaspis thevetiae
Milviscutulus mangiferae
Milviscutulus spiculatus
Morganella longispina
Mycetaspis personata
Neopinnaspis harperi
Nipaecoccus jonmartini
Nipaecoccus nipae
Nipaecoccus viridis
Oceanaspidiotus spinosus
Parabemisia myricae
Paraleyrodes minei
Parasaissetia nigra
Paraselenaspidus madagascariensis
Paratachardina pseudolobata
Parlatoria proteus
Parlatoria theae
Parthenolecanium corni
Parthenolecanium persicae
Philephedra lutea
Pinnaspis strachani
Planococcus citri
Planococcus ficus
Planococcus minor
Platinglisia noacki
Prococcus acutissimus
Protopulvinaria longivalvata
Protopulvinaria pyriformis
Pseudaonidia duplex
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis
Pseudischnaspis bowreyi
Pseudococcus cryptus
Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus viburni
Pseudocribrolecanium andersoni
Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides
Pulvinaria ficus
Pulvinaria floccifera
Pulvinaria mammeae
Pulvinaria psidii
Puto barberi
Rastrococcus invadens
Saissetia coffeae
Saissetia miranda
Saissetia neglecta
Saissetia oleae
Saissetia zanzibarensis
Selenaspidus articulatus
Tetraleurodes perseae
Toumeyella liriodendri
Trioza aguacate
Trioza anceps
Trioza perseae
Udinia catori
Vinsonia stellifera

Lepidoptera:

Amorbia cuneana
Argyrotaenia (genus)
Ascotis selenaria
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
Chilecomadia valdiviana
Chrysodeixis includens
Cnephasia jactatana
Cryptoblabes gnidiella
Ctenopseustis herana
Ctenopseustis obliquana
Deuterollyta majuscula
Histura perseavora
Nipteria panacea
Oiketicus kirbyi
Orgyia mixta
Planotortrix excessana
Planotortrix octo
Sabulodes aegrotata
Spodoptera exigua
Stenoma catenifer
Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii
Frankliniella bruneri
Frankliniella insularis
Frankliniella occidentalis
Haplothrips gowdeyi
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis
Liothrips priesneri
Megalurothrips sjostedti
Pseudophilothrips perseae
Retithrips syriacus
Scirtothrips aurantii
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Scirtothrips perseae
Selenothrips rubrocinctus
Thrips pusillus
Thrips tenellus

Other pests:

Cornu aspersum
Eotetranychus sexmaculatus
Oligonychus coffeae
Oligonychus perseae
Oligonychus punicae
Oligonychus yothersi