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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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