The 3 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Pearl millet, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Insect pests

• White grubs (root-feeding chafer larvae)Holotrichia consanguineaInsect · White grubs are the fat, C-shaped, cream-coloured larvae of chafer beetles that live in the soil and eat…

Oomycete diseases (water moulds)

• Downy mildew of pearl millet (green ear disease)Sclerospora graminicolaOomycete disease · Downy mildew is the most important disease of pearl millet, the staple cereal of the hot, dry Sahel and of…

Parasitic plants

• Striga (purple witchweed)Striga hermonthicaParasitic plant · Striga is a parasitic weed that attaches to the roots of sorghum, maize, millet and upland rice and steals…