Today, most latex production is concentrated in industrial estates in tropical Africa … is the major source of natural rubber in the world. Abstract. The first rubber plantations in Malaysia were established as early as 1890. Pests and Diseases in Rubber Plantation:- Scale insect, Termite (White ant), Mealy bug, Cockchafer grub and Mites are the main pests in rubber plantation. 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. 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 … Melay bug: Spray fish oil rosin-soap … This jungle plant native to tropical rain forest of South America The disease returned to the region in 2016, appearing in Sumatra, after it was first reported in Malaysia in 1975. Here we would like to present some of the major diseases on rubber … In South America, the most damaging disease of rubber is South American leaf blight (SALB, Dothidella ulei ), which is so virulent that the commercial planting of rubber … Although healthy rubber tree plants tend to be pest resistant, they can be infested by several sap-sucking pests. Survey on pests and diseases of Eurycoma longifolia Surveys on pests and diseases of E. longifolia were conducted from December 2012 to April 2013 in a total of 13 natural forests and 15 small-scale plantations throughout Peninsular Malaysia (Figure 1). Rubber: Pests and Diseases. Root disease is the common diseases found on rubber plantations in Peninsular Malaysia and caused by fungi such as Rigidoporous microporous, Phellinus noxious and Ganoderma pseudoferrum. Hevea was introduced in Africa early in the 20 th century: in Uganda and Nigeria (1903), Congo (1904), and Liberia (1924, by the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company). In Malaysia, rubber is relatively free from attack by indigenous pests or diseases, and no such species accompanied the plant from its area of origin in the Amazon. contaminating with unwanted exotic pests. This study was conducted to identify the incidence of rubber diseases and their control measures practiced in Malaysia. A plant disease has affected thousands of hectares of rubber plantations in Indonesia and may take a serious toll on natural rubber … The following are the control measures of these pests: Scale Insect: Spray malathion @ 50 EC 2 ml/liter of water. Other pathogens on rubber have been reported in Malaysia … Rubber plantation bring good profits , so taking care rubber tree to grow and develop well , to give high yield latex is the matter of concern , in addition to appropriate farming practices , plant protection , pest treatment prevention , especially rubber disease is the matter of concern . Control of White Root Disease in Immature rubber with 3 systemic fungicides. 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