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Cosmopolites sordidus, commonly known as the banana root borer, banana borer, [1] or banana weevil, [2] is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is a pest of banana cultivation and has a cosmopolitan distribution, being found in all parts of the world in which bananas are grown. [1] It is considered the most serious insect pest of ...
Western conifer seed bug in Kanagawa, Japan. The western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis), sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains (California to British Columbia, east to Idaho Minnesota and Nevada) but has in recent times ...
Low winter temperatures. Split peel. Rapid filling of pulp of fruit. Taiwan marginal scorch. Unknown cause. "Segmented Banana". Chilling injury to fruit. One of the less common plantain diseases is exostentialis clittellus referred to by most plantain and banana farmers as "segmented banana". This is a result of the peel forming tiny inter ...
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubensePronunciation ⓘ is a fungal plant pathogen that causes Panama disease of banana (Musa spp.), also known as Fusarium wilt. The fungi and the related disease are responsible for widespread pressure on banana growing regions, destroying the economic viability of several commercially important banana varieties.
Banana bunchy top is a viral disease caused by a single-stranded DNA virus called the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV). It was first identified in Fiji in 1879, and has spread around the world since then. [1] Like many viruses, BBTV was named after the symptoms seen, where the infected plants are stunted and have "bunchy" leaves at the top. [2]
Binomial name. Radopholus similis. (Cobb, 1893) Thorne, 1949. Radopholus similis is a species of nematode known commonly as the burrowing nematode. [1] It is a parasite of plants, and it is a pest of many agricultural crops. It is an especially important pest of bananas, and it can be found on coconut, avocado, coffee, sugarcane, other grasses ...
The bugs lay eggs (which resemble a small, gray waxy mass) in sheltered areas in October through December. They start hatching in April and grow through multiple life stages until hitting ...
The common walkingstick or northern walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata) is a species of phasmid or stick insect found across North America. The average length of this species is 75mm (3 in) for males and 95mm (3.7 in) for females. The insect is found in deciduous forest throughout North America, where it eats many types of plant foliage.