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Notes: A field survey was carried out in Ziziphus mauritiana crops between 1996 and 1998 in Karnataka, India. A total of 22 pests was identified. Of these, Dacus correctus [Bactrocera correcta], Carpomyia vesuviana and Meridarchis scyrodes were found to be major pests, with infestation levels above 51%. Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Perissopneumon tamarindus, Aubeus himalayanus, Achaea janata and Cryptozona semirugata were moderate pests, with 31-50% infestation levels. Levels of M. hirsutus and Aubeus himalayanus are thought to be increasing.