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Lampides boeticus L. Lycaenidae(LEP) Pea Blue butterfly
Lamprosema indica F. Pyralidae(LEP) Bean leaf rollers
Lamprosema diemenalis (Guenee) Pyralidae (LEP) Bean leaf rollers
Maruca testulalis (Geyer) Pyralidae (LEP) Bean pod borer
Planococcus pacificus Cox Pseudococcidae (HEM)
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto Coccidae (HEM)
Spodoptera litura Fab. Noctuidae (LEP) Cluster caterpillar
and possibly some other bean insects
Diseases:
Leaf spot Fungus Alternaria sp.
Leaf spot Fungus Ascochyta phaseolarum
Leaf spot Fungus Cercospora canescens
Leaf spot Fungus Corynespora cassiicola
Root rot Fungi Fusarium sp.
and Athelia rolfsii
Associated with leaf spot Fungus Periconia byssoides Pers. ex Schw.
Leaf spot Fungus Phoma exigua
Powdery mildew Fungus Sphaerotheca fuliginea
Leaf blight Fungus Thanatephorus cucumeris
Rust Fungus Uromyces appendiculatus
Mosaic Virus Cowpea mosaic virus
Storage rot Fungus Botrydiplodia theobromae
Pests:
Importance:
It has become well accepted in some areas of Papua New Guinea. eg Baiyer River.