Biotic Factors Cashew tree has few serious diseases or pests. Endomyces anacardii, Fusarium decemcellulare, Gloeosporium sp., Glomerella cingulata, Meliola anacardii, Nematospora corylii, Parasaccharomyces giganteus, Pestaliopsis disseminata, Phyllosticta anacardicola, P. mortoni, Phytophthora palmivora, Pythium spinosum, Schizotrichum indicum, Sclerotium rolfsii, Trichomerium psidii, Trichothecium roseum, Valsa eugeniae. Cuscuta chinensis attacks the tree. Of insects, Helopeltis spp. Flowers are visited by flies, ants and other insects, which may serve as pollinators.
Artificial pollination is practiced in some areas.
References Johnson, D. 1973. Cashew cultivation in Brazil. Lima, J.A.A., Menezes, M., Karan, M. de Q., and Martins, O.F.G. 1975. Genera of pathogenic nematodes isolated from the rhizophere of cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale . Murthy, K.N. and Yadava, R.B.R. 1972.