A preliminary survey of mango plant diseases and insect pests in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomic Region
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Key Words： mango, diseases and insect pests, Guangxi
Abstract： A systematic investigation of the diseases and insect pests of mango plants in 24 cities and counties in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomic Region was conducted. Twenty diseases were documented, of which the most important were powdery mildew, anthracnose, bacterial black rot and blossom-end rot. Mango vesicular disease，mango malformation disease and mango red-spot disease were the first to be recorded in China. Ninety-four insect pests, from 8 orders and 38 families, were found. Major insect pests were Pseudonoorda minor Munroe, Chlumetia transversa Walker，Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, Dacus dorsalis Hendel and Idioscopus incertus Baker. A species of noxious gastropod was also found.