EPPO Global Database

Aesculus hippocastanum(AECHI)

Pests

Organism Type
Chrysobothris femorata (CHRBFE) Doubtful host
* Burke HE (1919) Biological Notes on the Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer (Chrysobothris Femorata Fab.) and the Pacific Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer (Chryso- Bothris Mali Horn). Journal of Economic Entomology, 12(4), 326–333.
------- uncertainty of the species of the femorata complex as the publication pre-dates Wellso & Manley, 2007.

* EPPO (2021) EPPO Technical Document No. 1083. Pest risk analysis for Chrysobothris femorata and C. mali. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CHRBFE/documents
------- uncertain host (record may relate to other species in the femorata complex)
Anoplophora chinensis (as Aesculus) (ANOLCN) Host
* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
Chondrostereum purpureum (STERPU) Host
* Bishop GC (1978) Studies on silver leaf disease of stone and pome fruit trees (Doctoral dissertation, Adelaide, Australia), 155 pp. https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/20649/2/02whole.pdf

* Fernando A, Ring F, Lowe D, Callan B (1999) Index of plant pathogens, plant-associated microorganisms, and forest fungi of British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 459 pp.

* Moore WC (1959) British Parasitic Fungi. Cambridge University Press, 430 pp.
Chrysobothris mali (CHRBMA) Host
* Burke HE (1919) Biological Notes on the Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer (Chrysobothris Femorata Fab.) and the Pacific Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer (Chryso- Bothris Mali Horn). Journal of Economic Entomology, 12(4), 326–333.
------- reared from this species

* EPPO (2021) EPPO Technical Document No. 1083. Pest risk analysis for Chrysobothris femorata and C. mali. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CHRBMA/documents
------- confirmed true host of Chrysobothis mali
Comstockaspis perniciosa (QUADPE) Host
* Ben-Dov Y, German V (2003) A systemic catalogue of the Diaspididae (armoured scale insects) of the world, subfamilies Aspidiotinae, Comstockiellinae and Odonaspidinae. Intercept Ltd, Andover UK, 1111 pp.
Cryptostroma corticale (CRPSCO) Host
* Brenken AC, Kehr R, Riebesehl J, Esch J, Enderle R (2024) First report of Cryptostroma corticale on Aesculus hippocastanum causing sooty bark disease in Germany. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 131(3), 1087-1092. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-024-00891-4
Ilarvirus ApMV (APMV00) Host
Ilarvirus ApMV (as Aesculus) (APMV00) Host
Oemona hirta (OEMOHI) Host
* Plant-SyNZ. Landcare Research (NZ). Host plants of a herbivore -Oemona hirta. http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/index.asp). Last accessed 2021-06.
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Anonymous (1960) Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. Agriculture Handbook no 165, USDA-ARS (US) 531 pp.
Phytophthora kernoviae (PHYTKE) Host
* EPPO (2013) Pest risk management for Phytophthora kernoviae and Phytophthora ramorum. EPPO, Paris.
Phytophthora ramorum (PHYTRA) Host
* Brasier C, Denman S, Brown A & Webber J (2004) Sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum) discovered on trees in Europe. Mycological Research 108(10), 1108-1110.
Popillia japonica (POPIJA) Host
* Fleming WE (1972) Biology of the Japanese beetle. Technical Bulletin, Agricultural Research Service, USDA no 1449, 129 pp.
Xyleborinus attenuatus (XYBIAL) Host
* Kvamme T, Lindelöw Å, Knizek M (2020) Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Scandinavia. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 67, 19‑30.
Anoplophora chinensis (ANOLCN) Major host
* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
------- Confirmed host (full  pest developement).
Anoplophora glabripennis (ANOLGL) Major host
* Sjöman H, Östberg J & Nilsson J (2014) Review of host trees for the wood-boring pests Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis: an urban forest perspective. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 40(3), 143–164.
------- Confirmed host (full  pest developement).
Cameraria ohridella (LITHOD) Major host
Orgyia leucostigma (HEMELE) Major host
* Webster RL (1916) The White-Marked Tussock-Moth. Circular. Paper 33. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iaes_circulars/39

* Heppner JB (2003) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Volume 17 of Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas. Division of Plant Industry. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Gainesville, Florida. 670 pp

* Robinson GS, Ackery PR, Kitching IJ, Beccaloni GW & Hernández LM (2010) HOST - A database of the world's Lepidopteran hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk (Accessed on 7 December 2020 and 21 March 2021)
Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi (PSDMAX) Major host
* Schmidt O, Dujesiefken D, Stobbe H, Moreth U, Kehr R, Schroder T (2008) Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi associated with horse chestnut bleeding canker in Germany. Forest Pathology 38(2), 124-128.