EPPO Global Database

Cucurbita sp.(CUUSS)

Pests

Organism Type
Anastrepha ludens (ANSTLU) Experimental
* Baker AC, Stone WE, Plummer CC, McPhail M (1944) A review of studies on the Mexican fruitfly and related Mexican species. USDA Miscellaneous Publications, 155 pp.
Cheravirus arracaciae oca strain (as Cucurbitaceae) (AVBO00) Experimental
Nepovirus rubi (as Cucurbita) (RPRSV0) Experimental
Agrotis segetum (as Cucurbitaceae) (AGROSE) Host
Aleurodicus dugesii (as Cucurbitaceae) (ALEDDU) Host
Alfamovirus AMV (as Cucurbitaceae) (AMV000) Host
Anastrepha grandis (as Cucurbitaceae) (ANSTGR) Host
* Bolzan A, Nava DE, Garcia FR, Valgas RA, Smaniotto G (2015) Biology of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in different cucurbits. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3), 1034-1039
Aonidiella citrina (as Cucurbitaceae) (AONDCI) Host
Apomecyna binubila (as Cucurbitaceae) (APOMBI) Host
Aulacophora hilaris (as Cucurbitaceae) (AUACHI) Host
Bactrocera zonata (DACUZO) Host
* Patel RK, Chowdhurry FK, Joshi B (2005) Patterns of infestation of agricultural hosts by fruit flies in north Gujarat, pp. 24-25. In:  Mumford J (Project Leader) Project Integrated management of fruit flies in India (R8089). Final Technical Report, 190 pp.
Baris granulipennis (as Cucurbitaceae) (BARIGR) Host
Bemisia tabaci (as Cucurbitaceae) (BEMITA) Host
Ceratitis capitata (CERTCA) Host
* Isabirye BE, Akol AM, Muyinza H, Masembe C, Rwomushana I, Nankinga CK (2016) Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) host status and relative infestation of selected mango cultivars in three agro ecological zones in Uganda. International Journal of Fruit Science 16(1), 23-41.
Circulifer tenellus (as Cucurbitaceae) (CIRCTE) Host
Comovirus cucurbitae (as Cucurbitaceae) (SQMV00) Host
Crinivirus cucurbitae (as Cucurbitaceae) (CYSDV0) Host
Dacus bivittatus (as Cucurbitaceae) (DACUBI) Host
* Hassani IM, Delatte H, Ravaomanarivo LH, Nouhou S, Duyck PF (2022) Niche partitioning via host plants and altitude among fruit flies following the invasion of Bactrocera dorsalis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12522
Dacus ciliatus (DACUCI) Host
* McQuate GT, Liquido NJ, Nakamichi KAA (2018) Host plant records of the lesser pumpkin fly, Dacus ciliatus Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.0. Available online at: USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI), Edition 3.1.
Delia platura (as Cucurbitaceae) (HYLEPL) Host
Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata (DIABUN) Host
* Clark SM, LeDoux DG, Seeno TN, Riley EG, Gilbert AJ, Sullivan JM (2004) Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication 2, 1-476.
------- Larval host.
Diaphania indica (as Cucurbitaceae) (DPHNIN) Host
Diaporthe sclerotioides (as Cucurbitaceae) (PHOPSC) Host
Eotetranychus lewisi (EOTELE) Host
* Doucette C (1962) The Lewis mite, Eotetranychus lewisi, on greenhouse poinsettia. Journal of Economic Entomology, 55: 139-140.

* Estebanes-Gonzalez ML, Baker EW (1968) Arañas rojas de Mexico (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, 15: 61-133.
Epilachna elaterii (as Cucurbitaceae) (EPILCH) Host
Epitrix tuberis (as Cucurbita) (EPIXTU) Host
* Clark SM,  LeDoux DG, Seeno TN,  Riley EG,  Gilbert AJ, Sullivan JM (2004) Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada.  Special Publications of the Coleopterists Society, 2, 476 pp.
------- feeding of adults
Frankliniella occidentalis (as Cucurbitaceae) (FRANOC) Host
Heteronychus arator (as Cucurbita) (HETRAR) Host
Leptoglossus australis (as Cucurbitaceae) (LEPLAU) Host
Lissachatina fulica (as Cucurbita) (ACHAFU) Host
* Thiengo SC, Faraco FA, Salgado NC, Cowie RH, Fernandez MA (2007) Rapid spread of an invasive snail in South America: the giant African snail, Achatina fulica, in Brasil. Biological Invasions 9, 693-702.
Meloidogyne ethiopica (as Cucurbita) (MELGET) Host
Myiopardalis pardalina (as Cucurbitaceae) (CARYPA) Host
Naupactus leucoloma (GRAGLE) Host
* Chadwick CF (1965) Checklist of the Brachyderinae (Col. Curculionidae) occurring in Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Australia (NSW) 2, 21-34.
Pratylenchus coffeae (as Cucurbitaceae) (PRATCO) Host
Rotylenchulus reniformis (as Cucurbitaceae) (ROTYRE) Host
Spodoptera ornithogalli (as Cucurbita) (PRODOR) Host
* Brito R, Specht A, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Carneiro E, Santos FL, Roque-Specht VF, Mielke OHH, Casagrande MM (2019) Spodoptera marima: a new synonym of Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with notes on adult morphology, host plant use and genetic variation along its geographic range. Neotropical Entomology 48(3), 433-448.

* Heppner JB (2007) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Gainesville, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, p 670.
Spodoptera praefica (as Cucurbita) (PRODPR) Host
* British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture. Western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica). https://rdno.civicweb.net/document/127358/western-yellowstriped-armyworm.pdf?handle=3CD053B4F8D54F9CBB93F8D6D5572C27
Zeugodacus cucurbitae (as Cucurbita) (DACUCU) Host
* De Meyer M, Delatte H, Mwatawala M, Quilici S, Vayssières JF, Virgilio M (2015) A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus. ZooKeys 540, 539-557. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9672
Meloidogyne ethiopica (MELGET) Major host
* Whitehead A G (1969) The distribution of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in tropical Africa. Nematologica 15, 315-333.
Serratia marcescens (as Cucurbitaceae) (SERRMA) Major host
Zeugodacus cucumis (as Cucurbitaceae) (DACUCM) Wild/Weed