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Insects:
Cletus sp. Colobathristidae (COL) Sucking seeds
Dysmiccocus brevipes (Cockerell) Pseudococcidae (HEM) Pineapple mealybug
Hymenia recurvalis (Fab.) Pyralidae (LEP) Beet webworm
Leptocorisa solomonensis Ahmad Alydidae (HEM) Paddy bugs
Nisotra basselae Bry Chrysomelidae (COL)
Oribius spp. Curculionidae (COL) Shot hole weevils
Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) Coccidae (HEM) Nigra scale
Planococcus pacificus Cox Pseudococcidae (HEM)
Spodoptera litura (Fab.) Noctuidae (LEP) Cluster caterpillar
Tiracola plagiata Walk Noctuidae (LEP) Cacao armyworm
Diseases:
Damping off of seedlings Fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn
Wet rot of leaves Fungus Choanephora cucurbitarum (Berk & Rav.) Thaxt.
Leaf spot Fungus Alternaria sp.
Leaf blight Fungus Colletotrichum sp.
Wilt Fungus Fusarium sp.
Pests:
Importance: Different species of amaranths occur in most parts of Papua New Guinea and they
are one of the commonest cultivated greens.