HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Banana spider mite (Tetranychus piercei) is an exotic spider mite that attacks a range of tropical fruit crops overseas, including banana. It is also known as banana leaf mite or banana red mite. The banana spider mite is one of many spider mites commonly found on tropical plants throughout Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Weevils. More than 40, 000 kinds of weevils can infest food crops. However, when it comes to banana trees, none are as destructive as the banana weevil. The banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is an invasive insect that infests banana trees, feasting on the trunk and leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pests of National Significance Rust thrips: Cheatanophothrips signipennis Bagnall (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Leaf thrips: Helionothrips kadaliphilus Ramak (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Flower thrips: Thrips florum Schumtz (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Detailed explanation-4: -Whiteflies are usually found in large clusters on the undersides of a banana plant’s leaves. Their name comes from the waxy white coating that covers the adult whitefly’s yellowish body.