Stem rot of Pearl Millet ||Klebsiella aerogenes Rhizoctonia zeae Radopholus similis Heterodera gambiensis Xiphinema americanum Hoplolaimus indicus Panagrolaimus spp.
Criconemella ornata Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javonica Meloidogyne arenaria Pratylenchus mulchandi Pratylenchus brachyurus Pratylenchus zeae Belonolaimus longicaudatus Paratrichodorus minor Tylenchorhynchus vulgaris Tylenchorhynchus phaseoli Tylenchorhynchus zeae Insect pests include:[1] The larvae of several insect species, primarily belonging to the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Hemiptera, as well as Orthoptera adults, are persistent pearl millet pests in the Sahel.
[6][7] Grasshoppers that frequently attack millets in the Dogon country of Mali are Oedaleus senegalensis, Kraussaria angulifera, Cataloipus cymbiferus, and Diabolocatantops axillaris.
[6] In northern Ghana, Poophilus costalis (spittle bug) is reported as a millet pest, as well as Dysdercus volkeri, Heliocheilus albipunctella, Coniesta ignefusalis, and caterpillars of Amsacta moloneyi and Helicoverpa armigera.
[11] In North America, regular pests include the chinch bug Blissus leucopterus.