The 6 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Papaya, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

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Insect pests

• Oriental fruit flyBactrocera dorsalisInsect · A fruit fly whose females lay eggs under the skin of ripening mango, guava, papaya, citrus and hundreds of…
• Papaya mealybugParacoccus marginatusInsect · A small yellow mealybug covered in white wax that forms dense colonies on papaya, cassava, hibiscus, mulberry…

Fungal diseases

• Anthracnose of mangoColletotrichum gloeosporioides species complexFungal disease · Anthracnose is the most important disease of mango wherever the crop meets rain at flowering or fruiting. It…

Virus diseases

• Chilli leaf curl diseaseChilli leaf curl virus and related begomovirusesVirus disease · Chilli leaf curl is the most destructive virus disease of chilli in South Asia and an important one across…
• Papaya leaf curl diseasePapaya leaf curl virus and related begomovirusesVirus disease · Papaya leaf curl is a whitefly-transmitted virus disease that makes papaya leaves curl downward and inward,…
• Papaya ringspot disease (PRSV)Papaya ringspot virusVirus disease · Papaya ringspot is the most destructive disease of papaya worldwide. Aphids spread the virus in seconds as…