This document summarizes several common insects that are injurious to persimmon trees, including their description, damage caused, and natural control methods. It discusses the persimmon phylloxera, which feeds on leaves and causes minor damage. It also mentions the persimmon trunk borer, which tunnels into young tree trunks near the soil line. Finally, it provides details on mealybug, whitefly, thrips, and mites - their appearance, life cycles, where they are found, the damage they cause through feeding, and potential natural control methods like traps.

2. Persimmon Injurious
Insects
A
Lecture To ToT trainees (
FFS)
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Provincial Coordinator

3. Persimmon Phylloxera
• Small insect appear that feeds on leaves.
Causes little damage except for deformed
leaves.
• Control
• Consult County Extension Agent

4. Persimmon Trunk Borer
• Insects tunnel into the trunk of young trees
near soil line.
• Natural Control
• Dig out with thin wire or cut out with sharp
knife.

5. Mealybug
• Adults are ¼“ long, flat, oval shaped with a white
waxy covering. Yellow to orange eggs are laid
within an egg sac. Crawlers are yellow to brown
in color. Over winters as an egg or very immature
young in or near a white, cottony egg sac, under
loose bark or in branch crotches, mostly found on
north side. Damage is by contamination of fruit
clusters with egg sacs, larvae, adults and
honeydew, which promotes growth of black sooty
mold.

6. Whitefly
• Adults are tiny, white winged insects found
mainly on the underside of leaves. Nymph
emerge as white, flat, oval shapes. Larvae are
the size of a pinhead. Suck plant juices from
leaves causing them to turn yellow, appear to
dry or fall off plants.
• Natural Control
• Traps

7. Thrips
• Tiny, slender, fringed wing insects ranging
from 1/25 to 1/8” long. Nymphs are pale
yellow and highly active and adults are usually
black or yellow-brown, but may have red,
black or white markings. Feed on large variety
of plants by puncturing them and sucking up
the contents.
• Natural Control
• Traps

8. Mites
• Pinpoint size, many different colors. Found on
undersides of leaves. Sap feeding causes
bronzing of leaves. Severe infestations have
some silken webbing.