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Poinsettia



General Information
Common Name: Poinsettia
Other Names: -
Group: Ornamentals
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia

  • PESTS
  • DISEASES

Insects and Other Pests

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
APHIDS Myzus persicae green peach aphid
CATERPILLARS Achaea janata croton caterpillar
THRIPS Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis greenhouse thrips
THRIPS Hercinothrips femoralis banded greenhouse thrips
WHITEFLIES Aleurodicus dispersus spiraling whitefly
WHITEFLIES Bemisia argentifolii silverleaf whitefly
WHITEFLIES Bemisia tabaci sweetpotato whitefly
WHITEFLIES Trialeurodes vaporariorum greenhouse whitefly

Plant Diseases and Pathogens

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
FUNGI Botrytis Primer -
FUNGI Botrytis cinerea leaf blight, gray mold...
FUNGI Pythium Primer -
FUNGI Pythium sp. root rot
FUNGI Rhizoctonia Primer -
FUNGI Rhizoctonia solani root rot
FUNGI Rhizoctonia sp. root rot
FUNGI Sphaceloma poinsettiae spot anthracnose
NEMATODES Rotylenchulus reniformis reniform nematode
PARASITIC Cassytha filiformis parasitic vine
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora Primer -
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora drechsleri damping-off of seedlings; crown and root rot
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora nicotianae (Green Onion) leafspot, blight and rot
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora nicotianae (Vinca or Periwinkle) leafspot, blight and rot and defoliation

 

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