List of coconut pests

Non-exhaustive list of coconut tree pests (Cocos nucifera)

Birds

• Solomons corella Pucheran, Ducorps' cockatoo, Cacatuidae

Mammals

• Rattus rattus Linnaeus, Muridae
• Pteropus spp. Erxleben, flying foxes, Pteropodidae

Insects

Beetles

• Apogonia cribricollis Burmeister, Melolonthidae
• Brontispa longissima Gestro, bronstipe or hispine of the coconut palm Chrysomelidae
• Brontispa mariana Spaeth Chrysomelidae
• Brontispa limbata Waterhouse Chrysomelidae
• Coelaenomenodera elaidis Maulik Hispidae
• Diocalandra taitensis Guérin, Dryophthoridae
• Diocalandra frumenti Fabricius, Dryophthoridae
• Homalinotus coriaceus Gyllenhal, Curculionidae
• Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister, Melolonthidae
• Melitomma insulare Fairmaire, Lymexylonidae
• Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, Dynastidae
• Oryctes monoceros Olivier, Dynastidae
• Plesispa reichei Chapuis, Chrysomelidae
• Promecotheca coeruleipennis Blanchard, Chrysomelidae
• Promecotheca papuana Csiki, Chrysomelidae
• Promecotheca opacicollis Gestro, Chrysomelidae
• Promecotheca cumingi Baly, Chrysomelidae
• Rhabdoscelus obscurus Boisduval, Curculionidae
• Rhinostomus barbirostris Fabricius, Dryophthoridae
• Rhinostomus afzelii Fåhraeus, Dryophthoridae
• Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier, red palm weevil Curculionidae
• Rhynchophorus schach Olivier, Curculionidae
• Rhynchophorus papuanus Kirsch, Curculionidae
• Rhynchophorus palmarum, Linnaeus palm weevil, Curculionidae
• Rhynchophorus phoenici Fabricius, Curculionidae
• Sparganobasis subcruciatus Marshall, Dryophthoridae
• Xyleborus perforans Wollaston, Scolytidae

Hemiptera

• Aonidiella aurantii Maskell, California louse, Coccidae
• *Aspidiotus destructor* Signoret, transparent coconut scale, coconut louse, Coccidae
• *Chrysomphalus ficus* Ashmead, red scale, Coccidae
• *Eucalymnatus tesselatus* Signoret, greenhouse scale, Coccidae
• *Ischnaspis longirostris* Signoret, long-row scale, Coccidae

• Pinnaspis buxi* Bouché, long-row scale, Coccidae

Hymenoptera

• *Azteca cartifex* Forel Formicidae
• *Dorylus orientalis* Westwood Formicidae
• Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, weaver ant Formicidae

Isoptera

• Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren, Rhinotermitidae
• Microtermes biroi Desneux, Termitidae
• Neotermes rainbowi Hill, Kalotermitidae

Lepidoptera

• Acanthopsyche hypoleuca Hapson and A cana Hampson, Psychidae
• Acritocera negligens Butler, Cossidae
• Agonoxena argaula Meyrick, Elachistidae
• Amathusia phidippus Linnaeus, Nymphalidae
• Batrachedra arenosella Walker, Batrachedridae
• Batrachedra peroptusa Meyrick, Batrachedridae
• Brachartona catoxantha Hampson, Zygaenidae
• Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, Nymphalidae
• Brassolis astyra Goadrt, Nymphalidae
• Cadra cautella Walker, Pyralidae
• Castnia daedalus Cramer, Castniidae
• Castnia licus Drury, Castniidae
• Chalcocelis albiguttata Snellen, Limacodidae
• Chalconycles catori Jordan, Zygaenidae
• Cyclodes omma van der Hoeven, Noctuidae
• Contheyla rotunda Hampson, Limacodidae
• Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, Nymphalidae
• Gangara thyrsis Fabricius Hesperiidae
• Omiodes blackburni (Butler), Crambidae
• Hidari irava Moore & Horsfield, Hesperiidae
• Atheloca subrufella (Hulst), Pyralidae
• Levuana iridescens Bethune-Baker, Zygaenidae
• Mabasena corbetti Tams, Psychidae
• Macroplectra nararia Moore, Limacodidae
• Nephantis serinopa Meyrick, Autostichidae
• Parasa lepida Cramer, Limacodidae
• Pimelephila ghesquieri Tams, Crambidae
• Setora nitens Walker, Limacodidae
• Telicota palamarum Moore, Hesperiidae
• Tirathaba complexa Butler, Pyralidae
• Tirathaba mundella Walker, Pyralidae
• Tirathaba rufivena Walker, Pyralidae

Orthoptera

• Aularches miliaris Linnaeus, Acrididae
• Cardiodactylus novae-guinae Haan, Gryllidae
• Graeffea crouani Le Guillou, Phasmatidae
• Locusta migratoria manilensis Meyen, Acrididae
• Locusta migratoria migratoroides Reiche & Fermaire, Acrididae
• Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, Acrididae
• Oxya chinensis Thunberg, Acrididae
• Schistocerca gregaria Forsskål, Acrididae
• Sexava spp. , Tettigoniidae
• Tropidacris cristata Linnaeus, Acrididae
• Tropidacris dux Drury, Acrididae
• Valanga nigricornis Burmeister, Acrididae

Phasmoptera

• Graeffea crouani Le Guillou, Phasmatidae
• Graeffea seychellensis Ferrari, Phasmatidae
• Ophicrania leveri Günther, Phasmatidae

Crustaceans

• Birgus latro Linnaeus, coconut crab Paguridae

Mites

• Aceria guerreronis Keifer, coconut mite, Eriophyidae
• Raoiella indica Hirst, Tenuipalpidae

• Tetranychus fijiensis Hirst, Tetranychidae

Nematodes

• Bursaphelenchus cocophilus Cobb, Tylenchidae

See also

• List of coconut palm diseases

External links

• Crop Protection:: Coconut Important pests of Coconut], Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India.