Bwa-yo - Société Audubon Haiti
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Pests and Diseases 167<br />
feeds on dead limbs and twigs of live trees in Puerto Rico. The dry-wood termite<br />
(Cryptotermes brevis Walker) attacks the wood in the Caribbean.<br />
Reference: Francis, 1991 a.<br />
Species: Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.<br />
Family: Fabaceae (=Leguminosae)<br />
Insect Pests: A defoliator (Plecoptera reflexa) and a leaf binder (Dichomeris eridantis)<br />
attack the tree in India. Pinhole borers and termites attack the wood. A cricket<br />
(Brachytrypes portentosus) attacks seedlings in India.<br />
Other Pests: Parasitic plants include Loranthus longiflorus and Tapinenthus<br />
dodoneifolius in India. Porcupines and rats damage root systems in India.<br />
Diseases: Powdery mildew (Phyllactinia dalbergiae Pirozynski) appears on leaves of<br />
<strong>yo</strong>ung and old trees late in the growing season in India. Other common fungal diseases<br />
in India include: leaf spot (Cercospora sissoo Syd., Cochliobolus lunatus Nelson &<br />
Haasis, Colletotrichum sisoo (Sydow.) Sutton, Phomopsis dalbergiae Sahni,<br />
Phyllachora dalbergiae Syd. & Butler, and Phyllosticta sisoo Died.); leaf blight<br />
(Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penzig); leaf wilt (Fusarium solani (Mart.) App. &<br />
Wollenw. f. dalbergiae Gordon); leaf rusts (Eudarluca caricis (Fr.) C. Eriks, Maravalia<br />
achora (Syd.) Arth. & Cunm., and Uredo sisoo Syd. & Butler); wood rots (Daedalea<br />
flavida Lev., Daldinia erschscholzii (Ehrenb.) Rehm., Favolus canadensis Klotzsch., ,<br />
Fomes fastuosus (L.) Berk., Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat., G. lucidum (Leyss.)<br />
Kaist., Hymenochaeta damaecornis (Link.) Lev" Irpex flavus Klotzsch., Marasmius<br />
pangerangensis P. Renn., Peniophora indica Thind & Rattan, and Polyporus gilvus<br />
Schw.); stump rot (Fomes durissimus Lloyd and F. lucida); root rot (Ganoderma<br />
lucidum (Leyss.) Kaist.); and blister canker (Nummularia cinnalbarina P. Renn.).<br />
Reference: Parrotta, 1989.<br />
Species: Elaeis guineensis Jacq.<br />
Creole Name: kwokwo ginen<br />
Family: Arecaceae (=Palmae)<br />
Insect Pests: Larvae of the palm bruchid beetle (Pachymerus bactris Linne) feed in the<br />
seed and exit as adults that feed on the flowers, nectar, and pollen. Caterpillars<br />
(Saturniidae: Automeris liberia, A. cinctistiga, A. bilinea, Periphoba hircia, and<br />
Pseudodirphia gregatus) defoliate oil palms throughout the Neotropics.<br />
References: Couturier and Kahn, 1993; Johnson et aI., 1995.<br />
Species: Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.<br />
Creole Name: bwa tanis wouj<br />
Family: Fabaceae (=Leguminosae)<br />
Insect Pests: Wood-boring insects (buprestids, cerambicids, and scolitids) attack diseased<br />
areas caused by Fusarium ox<strong>yo</strong>sporum var. perniciosum in Puerto Rico. The gallforming<br />
fly (Asphondylia enterolobii) destroys flowers in Costa Rica. A sucking insect<br />
(Umbonia crassicorni) attacks trees in Costa Rica. Stator generalis attacks dormant<br />
seeds in Costa Rica. Numerous insects attack the sapwood.