Dr. Phyto

cowpea (black-eyed pea)

Vigna unguiculata

Diseases & pests on this plant

• silverleaf whiteflyBemisia tabaci

  Tiny white moth-like adults flying up from disturbed leaves, sticky honeydew on lower leaves and fruit, sooty mould secondary growth, silvering between veins on cucurbits, irregular ripening on tomato/pepper.

• cotton aphidAphis gossypii

  Yellow-green aphids clustering on shoot tips.

• Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)Cucumber mosaic virus

  Yellow mosaic patterns on leaves, distorted + crinkled foliage, stunting + reduced flowering, infected plants permanently below normal vigour, virus persists in many weed hosts as inoculum reservoir.

• sclerotinia stem rotSclerotinia sclerotiorum

  White cottony growth on stems at flowering height, stems split open to show black sclerotia (1–5 mm) embedded in pith, premature ripening of affected plants.