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List of pests:

Coleoptera
Diptera (plant parasitic)
Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha
Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha
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:
Aegopsis bolboceridus
Aeolus mellillus
Agriotes (genus)
Agriotes brevis
Agriotes lineatus
Agriotes obscurus
Agriotes sordidus
Agriotes ustulatus
Amphimallon majale
Ancognatha scarabaeoides
Anomala flavipennis
Anomala foraminosa
Ataenius spretulus
Carpophilus (genus)
Carpophilus freemani
Carpophilus lugubris
Cathartus quadricollis
Chaetocnema denticulata
Chaetocnema pulicaria
Chnootriba similis
Colaspis brunnea
Colaspis crinicornis
Conoderus amplicollis
Conoderus lividus
Conoderus rudis
Conoderus scissus
Costelytra giveni
Cryptolestes ferrugineus
Cyclocephala borealis
Cyclocephala lurida
Diabrotica (genus)
Diabrotica balteata
Diabrotica barberi
Diabrotica longicornis
Diabrotica speciosa
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Diabrotica virgifera
Diabrotica viridula
Diloboderus abderus
Euetheola humilis
Euphoria lurida
Geraeus penicillus
Gonocephalum (genus)
Gonocephalum gridellii
Gonocephalum simplex
Heteronychus arator
Holotrichia longipennis
Holotrichia parallela
Hypnoidus abbreviatus
Limonius agonus
Liogenys fuscus
Liogenys suturalis
Macrodactylus murinus
Macrodactylus nigripes
Maladera formosae
Megalognatha subcylindrica
Melanotus (genus - wireworms)
Melanotus communis
Melanotus similis
Monolepta hieroglyphica
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis
Oulema melanopa
Oxymerus aculeatus
Phyllophaga (genus)
Phyllophaga blanchardi
Phyllophaga crinita
Phyllophaga cuyabana
Phyllophaga dentex
Phyllophaga implicita
Phyllophaga menetriesii
Phyllophaga obsoleta
Phyllophaga platyrhina
Phyllophaga polyphylla
Phyllophaga ravida
Phyllophaga tenuipilis
Phyllophaga testaceipennis
Phyllophaga tumulosa
Phyllophaga vetula
Popillia japonica
Prostephanus truncatus
Protaetia brevitarsis
Rhyzopertha dominica
Sitophilus oryzae
Sitophilus zeamais
Sphenophorus callosus
Sphenophorus maidis
Stegobium paniceum
Tanymecus dilaticollis
Tribolium castaneum
Tribolium confusum
Trogoderma granarium
Urophorus humeralis

Diptera (plant parasitic):
Agromyza parvicornis
Atherigona naqvii
Atherigona oryzae
Atherigona soccata
Cerodontha dorsalis
Chaetopsis massyla
Delia platura
Euxesta (genus)
Euxesta annonae
Euxesta eluta
Euxesta stigmatias
Liriomyza graminivora
Liriomyza marginalis
Oscinella frit

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:
Amplicephalus sonorus
Asymmetrasca decedens
Cicadulina bipunctata
Cicadulina mbila
Cicadulina storeyi
Dalbulus elimatus
Dalbulus gelbus
Dalbulus guevarai
Dalbulus maidis
Dechacona missionum
Empoasca decipiens
Exitianus obscurinervis
Graminella nigrifrons
Locris affinis
Macrosteles quadrilineatus
Neoaliturus fenestratus
Notozulia entreriana
Orosius orientalis
Poophilus costalis
Psammotettix striatus
Stirellus bicolor
Typhlocybella maidica
Zyginidia pullula
Zyginidia scutellaris

Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha:
Caenodelphax teapae
Delphacodes haywardi
Delphacodes kuscheli
Hyalesthes obsoletus
Laodelphax striatellus
Metadelphax propinqua
Orosanga japonica
Peregrinus maidis
Reptalus panzeri
Ribautodelphax notabilis
Sogatella kolophon
Sogatella vibix
Stenocranus pacificus
Tagosodes cubanus
Tagosodes orizicolus

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):
Apolygus lucorum
Blissus leucopterus
Chinavia hilaris
Cyrtomenus bergi
Dichelops furcatus
Dichelops melacanthus
Euschistus heros
Euschistus quadrator
Euschistus servus
Euschistus tristigmus
Euschistus variolarius
Halyomorpha halys
Leptoglossus zonatus
Lygus lineolaris
Nezara viridula
Oebalus pugnax
Scaptocoris castaneus
Sthenaridea carmelitana
Thyanta perditor

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:
Aphis craccivora
Aphis fabae
Aphis gossypii
Aphis maidiradicis
Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1
Heterococcus nudus
Hysteroneura setariae
Lipaphis erysimi
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Melanaphis sacchari
Metopolophium dirhodum
Myzus persicae
Rhopalosiphum maidis
Rhopalosiphum padi
Schizaphis graminum
Sipha flava
Sipha maydis
Sitobion avenae
Sitobion miscanthi
Tetraneura nigriabdominalis

Lepidoptera:
Acantholeucania loreyi
Agrotis deprivata
Agrotis gladiaria
Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis segetum
Anatrachyntis rileyi
Athetis dissimilis
Athetis lepigone
Autographa gamma
Busseola fusca
Busseola phaia
Cadra cautella
Chilo agamemnon
Chilo aleniellus
Chilo diffusilineus
Chilo orichalcociliellus
Chilo partellus
Chrysodeixis includens
Coniesta ignefusalis
Conogethes punctiferalis
Corcyra cephalonica
Diatraea grandiosella
Diatraea lineolata
Diatraea saccharalis
Elaphria agrotina
Elaphria deltoides
Elasmopalpus lignosellus
Eldana saccharina
Eoreuma loftini
Epiphyas postvittana
Estigmene acrea
Eublemma gayneri
Feltia jaculifera
Helicoverpa (genus)
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa zea
Heliothis virescens
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis
Hydraecia immanis
Hypercompe indecisa
Manduca sexta
Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi
Mocis latipes
Mussidia nigrivenella
Mythimna convecta
Mythimna separata
Mythimna unipuncta
Ostrinia furnacalis
Ostrinia nubilalis
Ostrinia scapulalis
Papaipema nebris
Pectinophora gossypiella
Pseudautomeris luteata
Rachiplusia nu
Sesamia calamistis
Sesamia cretica
Sesamia inferens
Sesamia nonagrioides
Sesamia penniseti
Sesamia poephaga
Sitotroga cerealella
Spodoptera cosmioides
Spodoptera eridania
Spodoptera exempta
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera latifascia
Spodoptera littoralis
Spodoptera litura
Spoladea recurvalis
Striacosta albicosta
Thaumatotibia leucotreta
Trichoplusia ni

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):
Acanthoplus speiseri
Acrotylus insubricus
Amitermes evuncifer
Anacridium aegyptium
Anaphothrips obscurus
Ancistrotermes latinotus
Aptinothrips rufus
Brachytrupes membranaceus
Ceracris kiangsu
Diabolocatantops axillaris
Dichroplus maculipennis
Eyprepocnemis alacris
Frankliniella occidentalis
Frankliniella tenuicornis
Frankliniella williamsi
Gryllus assimilis
Haplothrips aculeatus
Hieroglyphus nigrorepletus
Limothrips cerealium
Locusta migratoria
Macrotermes bellicosus
Macrotermes falciger
Macrotermes michaelseni
Macrotermes nigeriensis
Macrotermes subhyalinus
Macrotermes vitrialatus
Megalurothrips usitatus
Microtermes (genus)
Microtermes albopartitus
Microtermes lounsburyi
Microtermes magnocellus
Microtermes redenianus
Odontotermes (genus)
Odontotermes mediocris
Odontotermes palmquisti
Odontotermes somaliensis
Odontotermes zambesiensis
Oedaleus senegalensis
Oxya japonica
Oxya nitidula
Patanga succincta
Pseudacanthotermes militaris
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides
Schistocerca americana
Schistocerca cancellata
Schistocerca gregaria
Schistocerca piceifrons
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Solenopsis invicta
Thrips palmi
Thrips pusillus
Thrips tabaci
Zonocerus variegatus

Other pests:
Aceria tosichella
Aceria tulipae
Arion subfuscus
Arvicanthis niloticus
Calomys musculinus
Cervus elaphus
Columba livia
Columbina talpacoti
Deroceras laeve
Deroceras reticulatum
Mastomys natalensis
Meles meles
Molothrus bonariensis
Myiopsitta monachus
Odocoileus virginianus
Oligonychus pratensis
Papio cynocephalus
Patagioenas picazuro
Phasianus colchicus
Praomys natalensis
Pull troglodytes
Scutigerella immaculata
Sus scrofa
Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Tetranychus huhhotensis
Tetranychus merganser
Tetranychus okinawanus
Tetranychus truncatus
Tetranychus turkestani
Tetranychus urticae
Tetranychus zeae
Zenaida auriculata
Zonotrichia capensis