The 2 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Taro, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Growing Taro? The free Taro grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.

Insect pests

• Tobacco cutworm (Asian armyworm)Spodoptera lituraInsect · A moth whose caterpillars hatch in clusters, skeletonise leaves together and then spread out to devour…

Snails and slugs

• Golden apple snail (channeled apple snail)Pomacea canaliculataMollusc · A large freshwater snail from South America that was brought to Asia in the 1980s as food and escaped into…