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Taro (Colocasia) - (Root crops)

Table of contents:
diseases
pests

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

Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes:
Cladosporium colocasiae

Ascomycota - Leotiomycetes:
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:
Ceratocystis changhui
Ceratocystis fimbriata
Colletotrichum brevisporum
Colletotrichum musicola
Dematophora bunodes
Fusarium proliferatum
Neocosmospora solani

Bacteria:
Pectobacterium carotovorum

Basidiomycota:
Athelia rolfsii
Rhizoctonia AG-A
Rhizoctonia AG-V

Other fungal-like organisms:
Phytophthora colocasiae
Phytopythium chamaehyphon

Plant parasitic nematodes:
Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne javanica

Plant viruses:
Colocasia bobone disease-associated virus
Cucumber mosaic virus
Dasheen mosaic virus
Groundnut bud necrosis virus
Konjac mosaic virus
Taro bacilliform CH virus
Taro bacilliform virus
Taro reovirus
Taro vein chlorosis virus


pests:

Coleoptera:
Papuana uninodis

Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha:
Tarophagus proserpina

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:
Aphis gossypii
Bemisia tabaci
Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1
Pentalonia caladii
Pseudococcus solomonensis

Lepidoptera:
Spodoptera litura

Other pests:
Rhizoglyphus longispinosus
Tetranychus piercei