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Watermelon



General Information
Common Name: Watermelon
Other Names: -
Group: Vegetables
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus

  • PESTS
  • DISEASES

Insects and Other Pests

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
APHIDS Aphis gossypii melon aphid
CAPSIDS Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus bean capsid
FRUIT FLIES Bactrocera cucurbitae melon fly
LEAFMINERS Liriomyza sativae vegetable leafminer
LEAFMINERS Liriomyza trifolii celery leafminer
MITES Tetranychus neocalidonicus vegetable mite
THRIPS Thrips palmi melon thrips
WHITEFLIES Trialeurodes vaporariorum greenhouse whitefly
WHITEFLIES Bemisia argentifolii silverleaf whitefly
WHITEFLIES Bemisia tabaci sweetpotato whitefly

Plant Diseases and Pathogens

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Group Scientific Name Common Name
BACTERIA Erwinia Primer -
BACTERIA Erwinia carnegieana -
BACTERIA Erwinia sp. -
BACTERIA Erwinia tracheiphila bacterial wilt
FUNGI Cercospora Primer -
FUNGI Cercospora echinocystis leafspot
FUNGI Colletotrichum Primer -
FUNGI Colletotrichum orbiculare anthracnose
FUNGI Didymella bryoniae gummy stem blight
FUNGI Fusarium Primer -
FUNGI Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum fusarium wilt
FUNGI Monosporascus cannonballus vine decline, root rot
FUNGI Pseudoperonospora cubensis downy mildew
FUNGI Pythium Primer -
FUNGI Pythium aphanidermatum root rot
FUNGI Sclerotium Primer -
FUNGI Sclerotium rolfsii southern blight
NEMATODES Rotylenchulus reniformis reniform nematode
STRAMENOPILA Phytophthora capsici -
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
VIRUSES Cucumber mosaic virus -
VIRUSES Papaya Ringspot virus-W -
VIRUSES Squash Mosaic virus(?) -
VIRUSES Watermelon mosaic virus-II -
VIRUSES Zucchini Yellows Mosaic virus (?) -

 

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