Pest And Diseases Of Rubber Tree

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Pest and diseases of rubber tree.

Southern blight caused by the fungus sclerotium rolfsii southern blight is an easily preventable moisture related infection found in rubber trees during the summer months. If properly cared for few pests or diseases seriously threaten rubber trees. Although healthy rubber tree plants tend to be pest resistant they can be infested by several sap sucking pests. The rubber tree is exposed to numerous diseases and pests like other agricultural crops.

Since then about one hundred maladies and diseases were reported all over the world. Rubber tree ficus elastica is an impressive plant with huge shiny leaves but this cold sensitive plant survives outdoors only in very warm climates for this reason it is usually grown indoors. Don t worry though as a houseplant rubber plants usually get to around 8 10. Most of the major diseases of hevea brasiliensis are of worldwide distribution with the notable exception of south american leaf blight against which strict quarantine regulations are enforced by rubber growing countries outside the americas to prevent the unauthorised import of hevea but their local severity and importance vary from one region to another.

Aphids and mealy bugs are soft bodied insects that pierce plant tissue and feed on cell sap. Mites scales aphids whitefly root rot in its native environment it s normal for a rubber plant to grow to over 100 tall. Aphids mealy bugs spider mites and scale insects are primary pests of rubber tree. In 1900 the first disease on rubber tree was detected.

Diseases and pests of the rubber tree by arnold sharples. This is a most notable addition to books on the diseases of.