This document lists and describes several common insect pests that affect hemp crops. It identifies 8 major pests by their common name and scientific name, and classifies them taxonomically by family and order. The pests included are cannabis aphid, two spotted spider mites, hemp russet mite, European corn borers, Japanese beetles, flea beetles, leafhoppers, and thrips.
1. AEN-312 Insect pests of Fruits, Plantation,
Medicinal and Aromatic crops
M.SANDHIYA ,
3rd Year B.Sc (Hons) Horticulture.
Management of insect pests
of Hemp
2. Pests of Hemp
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY ORDER
CANNABIS APHID Phorodon cannabis Aphididae Hemiptera
TWO SPOTTED SPIDER
MITES
Tetranychus urticae Tetranychidae Acari
HEMP RUSSET MITE Aculops cannabicola Eriophyidae Acari
EUROPEAN CORN BORERS Ostrinia nubilalis Crambidae Lepidoptera
JAPANESE BEETLES Popillia japonica Scarabaeidae Coleoptera
FLEA BEETLES Psylliodes attenuata Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
LEAFHOPPERS Empoasca fabae Cicadellidae Hemiptera
THRIPS Thrips tabaci Thripidae Thysanoptera