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Crop pests and diseases in Jamaica

57 pests, diseases and disorders that show up on crops grown in Jamaica — how to recognise each one and what to do about it. The same reference library PlantArmor uses in the field.

Alternaria Leaf Blight

Carrot

Anthracnose

Scotch Bonnet Pepper · Sweet Pepper · Papaya · Yam (Yellow/Lucca)

Aphids

Scotch Bonnet Pepper · Cucumber · Watermelon

Armyworms

Leafy Veg (Callaloo/Pak Choi)

Black Rot

Crucifers (Cabbage/Broccoli)

Blossom End Rot

Tomato · Sweet Pepper

Boron Deficiency

Papaya

Broad Mites

Scotch Bonnet Pepper · Papaya

Cabbage Looper

Crucifers (Cabbage/Broccoli)

Carrot Rust Fly

Carrot

Clubroot

Crucifers (Cabbage/Broccoli)

Coffee Berry Borer (CBB)

Coffee

Coffee Leaf Miner

Coffee

Coffee Leaf Rust (ROYA)

Coffee

Corn Earworm

Corn

Corn Smut

Corn

Cutworms

Carrot

Diamondback Moth

Crucifers (Cabbage/Broccoli)

Downy Mildew

Cucumber · Watermelon

Early Blight

Tomato · Irish Potato

Fall Armyworm

Corn

Flea Beetles

Leafy Veg (Callaloo/Pak Choi)

Ginger Rhizome Rot

Ginger

Gummy Stem Blight

Watermelon

Hornworms

Tomato

Iron Deficiency

Pineapple

Late Blight

Tomato · Irish Potato

Leaf Miners

Escallion and Thyme

Leaf Spot

Leafy Veg (Callaloo/Pak Choi)

Mealybug Wilt

Pineapple

Mealybugs

Yam (Yellow/Lucca)

Melon Worms

Cucumber · Watermelon

Mosaic Viruses

Sweet Pepper

Onion Thrips

Onion

Papaya Ringspot Virus (PRSV)

Papaya

Pepper Bud Midge

Scotch Bonnet Pepper

Pepper Weevil

Sweet Pepper

Phytophthora Heart Rot

Pineapple

Phytophthora Root Rot

Sweet Pepper

Pink Root

Onion

Potato Tuber Moth

Irish Potato

Powdery Mildew

Cucumber · Watermelon

Purple Blotch

Onion

Root Rot

Escallion and Thyme

Root-Knot Nematodes

Carrot · Ginger · Irish Potato · Yam (Yellow/Lucca)

Shoot Borer

Ginger

Southern Rust

Corn

Spider Mites

Tomato

Sweet Potato Leaf Beetle

Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato Weevil

Sweet Potato

Symphylids

Pineapple

Thrips

Scotch Bonnet Pepper · Sweet Pepper · Escallion and Thyme

Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)

Scotch Bonnet Pepper

Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)

Tomato

White Rust

Leafy Veg (Callaloo/Pak Choi)

Whiteflies

Tomato · Sweet Potato

Yam Scale

Yam (Yellow/Lucca)

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