Pest management
Avocado Pests
Pest names frequently listed for Avocado varieties in open plant databases. Use as a scouting checklist — pressure varies by region.
Pests mentioned for this crop
- Aphids 39 mentions
- Scale Insects 34 mentions
- Codling Moth 15 mentions
- Apple Maggot 11 mentions
- Spider Mites 11 mentions
- Nematodes 8 mentions
- Oriental Fruit Moth 8 mentions
- Birds 6 mentions
- Fruit Flies 6 mentions
- Thrips 6 mentions
- Peach Tree Borer 5 mentions
- Plum Curculio 5 mentions
- Mealybugs 5 mentions
- Pear Psylla 3 mentions
- Cherry Fruit Fly 3 mentions
- Fig Beetles 3 mentions
- Scale 3 mentions
- Pepper Weevil 2 mentions
- Mites 1 mentions
- Pomegranate Butterfly 1 mentions
- Japanese Beetles 1 mentions
- Aphids (Generally Fewer Pest Issues 1 mentions
- Banana Weevil 1 mentions
- Mango Seed Weevil 1 mentions
- Hornworms 1 mentions
- Avocado Thrips 1 mentions
- Papaya Fruit Fly 1 mentions
- Guava Moths 1 mentions
- Mango Weevil 1 mentions
- Few Pest Problems 1 mentions
- Occasional Scale Insects 1 mentions
- Pepper Weevils 1 mentions
- Cutworms 1 mentions
- Caterpillars 1 mentions
- Caribbean Fruit Fly 1 mentions
- Annona Seed Borer 1 mentions
- Coconut Mites 1 mentions
- Palm Weevils 1 mentions
- Rhinoceros Beetles 1 mentions
- Pineapple Mites 1 mentions
- Root-Knot Nematodes 1 mentions
- Breadfruit Shoot Borer 1 mentions
Related resistance notes from varieties
- Moderate resistance to apple scab, susceptible to fire blight and bitter pit
- Susceptible to fire blight and pear scab
- Susceptible to brown rot and bacterial canker
- Generally disease resistant, good pest resistance
- Moderate resistance to fire blight, susceptible to apple scab
- Moderate resistance to brown rot, requires regular fungicide program
- Good resistance to cracking, moderate disease resistance
- Moderate resistance to scab, susceptible to fire blight and powdery mildew
FAQ: pests on Avocado
What pests affect Avocado?
Cultivar notes commonly mention Aphids, Scale Insects, Codling Moth, Apple Maggot, Spider Mites, Nematodes, Oriental Fruit Moth, Birds, Fruit Flies, Thrips, Peach Tree Borer, Plum Curculio. Pressure varies by climate and season — confirm with local extension.
Lists are aggregated from cultivar notes, not a diagnostic service. Confirm identification locally before treating.