what kind of insects or diseases attack this plant?
Many fungal and viral diseases.
Vanilla
many fungal and viral diseases. "Fusarium", "Sclerotium", "Phytophthora", and "Colletrotrichum" species cause rots of root, stem, leaf, bean, and shoot apex. Development of most diseases is favoured by unsuitable growing conditions such as overwatering, insufficient drainage, heavy mulch, overpollination, and too much shade. 
what is ambondro mahabo? A mammal from the Middle Jurassic Isalo III Formation of Madagascar. who was the first to discover it? John Flynn what other animals belong to the particular middle-period mentioned above? Dinosaurs like cetiosaurs, brachiosaurs, megalosaurs and primitive ornithopods what about marine life found in that age? Ammonites, Bivalves, Plesiosaurs where is the above-mentioned place located? It is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa. was it colonized by any country? Yes, France what are some of the biggest cities in this island? UNANSWERABLE does the place trade in any particular goods? Madagascar is the world's principal supplier of  vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang what is the first product extracted from? From orchids of the genus "Vanilla", primarily obtained from pods of the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla ("V. planifolia") where does its name come from? The Spanish word meaning a sheath or a pod how does pollination take place in this plant? Each flower must be hand-pollinated within 12 hours of opening. do humans working with this plant acquire any diseases? UNANSWERABLE
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Vanilla [SEP] Pest and disease management
Vanilla is susceptible to many fungal and viral diseases. "Fusarium", "Sclerotium", "Phytophthora", and "Colletrotrichum" species cause rots of root, stem, leaf, bean, and shoot apex. Development of most diseases is favoured by unsuitable growing conditions such as overwatering, insufficient drainage, heavy mulch, overpollination, and too much shade. Fungal diseases can be controlled by spraying Bordeaux mixture (1%), carbendazim (0.2%) and copper oxychloride (0.2%). Biological control of the spread of such diseases can be managed by applying to the soil "Trichoderma" ( per plant in the rhizosphere) and foliar application of pseudomonas (0.2%). Mosaic virus, leaf curl, and cymbidium mosaic potex virus are the common viral diseases.