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Prickly pear (Opuntia) - (Forage/fodder 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:
Alternaria alternata
Alternaria tenuissima
Curvularia lunata
Lasiodiplodia iraniensis
Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Neofusicoccum batangarum

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:
Bisifusarium lunatum
Colletotrichum fructicola
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Colletotrichum karstii
Colletotrichum siamense
Fusarium lacertarum
Fusarium sporotrichioides

Bacteria:
Pectobacterium carotovorum

Other fungal-like organisms:
Pythium aphanidermatum

Other plant diseases:
16SrII phytoplasma group
16SrIX phytoplasma group
Phytoplasma asteris
Phytoplasma trifolii
Phytoplasma ulmi

Plant parasitic nematodes:
Meloidogyne incognita

Plant viruses:
Impatiens necrotic spot virus
Opuntia virus 2
Opuntia virus X
Zygocactus virus X


pests:

Coleoptera:
Metamasius spinolae
Moneilema variolare

Diptera (plant parasitic):
Eumerus purpurariae

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):
Chelinidea tabulata
Hesperolabops gelastops
Hesperolabops nigriceps

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:
Dactylopius ceylonicus
Dactylopius coccus
Dactylopius opuntiae
Diaspis echinocacti
Phenacoccus solenopsis

Lepidoptera:
Cactoblastis cactorum
Laniifera cyclades
Loxomorpha flavidissimalis
Olycella nephelepasa

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):
Melanoplus occidentalis
Neohydatothrips opuntiae
Scopaeothrips bicolor

Other pests:
Cryptomphalus aspersus