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Onions



General Information
Common Name: Onions
Other Names: -
Group: Vegetables
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

  • PESTS
  • DISEASES

Insects and Other Pests

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
APHIDS Neotoxoptera formosana onion aphid
CATERPILLARS Acrolepia assectella leek moth
CATERPILLARS Spodoptera exigua beet armyworm
FLIES Delia platura seedcorn maggot
GRASSHOPPER Atractomorpha sinensis pinkwinged grasshopper
LEAFMINERS Acrolepiopsis sapporensis Asiatic onion leafminer
LEAFMINERS Liriomyza huidobrensis pea leafminer
LEAFMINERS Liriomyza sativae vegetable leafminer
THRIPS Thrips alliorum a thrips
THRIPS Thrips tabaci onion thrips

Plant Diseases and Pathogens

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
BACTERIA Bacterium sp. -
BACTERIA Erwinia Primer -
BACTERIA Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora soft rot
BACTERIA Xanthomonas Primer -
BACTERIA Xanthomonas sp. bacterial leafspot
FUNGI Alternaria Primer -
FUNGI Alternaria porri purple blotch
FUNGI Botrytis Primer -
FUNGI Botrytis squamosa leaf rot, neck rot
FUNGI Colletotrichum Primer -
FUNGI Colletotrichum circinans smudge
FUNGI Cylindrocladiella parva -
FUNGI Phoma Primer -
FUNGI Phoma terrestris -
FUNGI Puccinia allii rust
FUNGI Pythium Primer -
FUNGI Pythium vexans root rot
FUNGI Rhizoctonia Primer -
FUNGI Rhizoctonia solani root rot
FUNGI Rhizoctonia sp. root rot
FUNGI Sclerotinia Primer -
FUNGI Sclerotinia sclerotiorum pink rot
FUNGI Sclerotium Primer -
FUNGI Sclerotium cepivorum white rot
FUNGI Stemphylium Primer -
FUNGI Stemphylium botryosum black leaf mold
NEMATODES Helicotylenchus dihystera spiral nematode
NEMATODES Meloidogyne Primer -
NEMATODES Meloidogyne incognita root-knot nematode
NEMATODES Meloidogyne sp. root-knot nematode
NEMATODES Rotylenchulus reniformis reniform nematode
STRAMENOPILA Phythophthora Primer -
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora cinnamomi root rot
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora drechsleri root rot
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora manoana -
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora nicotianae (Green Onion) leafspot, blight and rot
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora nicotianae (Vinca or Periwinkle) leafspot, blight and rot and defoliation
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora palmivora root rot

 

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