Pest and Diseases Control

Wednesday, 03 May, 2023 07:55:06 PM

Oil Palms in Sabah > Pest and Diseases Control

The major pests of oil palm in Malaysia are :

1-Rats,
2-Bagworms,
3-Nettle caterpillars,
4-Rhinoceros beetle,
5-Bunch moth and
6-Termite

The most important disease is Ganoderma basal stem rot and, to a lesser extent, Marasmius bunch rot.

This Antigonon leptopus flowers attracted honey bee and wasp.
Antigonon leptopus provide shelter and supplementary food such as nectar and encouraging the population of predators and parasites.

Integrated Pests Management in controlling the pests and disease outbreak through:

1- Planting of beneficial plants such as Cassia cobanensis, Turnera subulata and Antigonon leptopus to provide shelter and supplementary food such as nectar and encouraging the population of predators and parasites.
Beneficial plants in oil palm plantations.
a) Cassia cobanensis
b) Antigonon leptopus
c) Euphorbia heterophylla
d) Turnera subulata

2- Biological control such as pheromone trap also being use beside than the Rhinoceros Beetle breeding site being sprayed with Metarhizium Anisopliae.

Scientific name	English name
Turnera subulata (white flower)	White buttercup
Turnera ulmifolia (yellow flower)	Yellow alder
Cassia tora, Cassia cobanensis	Senna
Spermacoce alata	Winged false buttonweed
Elephantopus tomentosus	Common elephant’s foot
Antigonon leptopus	Mexican creeper
Euphorbia heterophylla	Lechosa