EPPO Global Database

Malva parviflora(MALPA)

Pests

Organism Type
Helicoverpa zea (HELIZE) Alternate
* Graham HM, Hernandez Jr NS, Llanes JR (1972) The role of host plants in the dynamics of populations of Heliothis spp. Environmental Entomology 1(4), 424-431.
Chloridea virescens (HELIVI) Host
* Kogan M, Helm CG, Kogan J, Brewer E (1989) Distribution and economic importance of Heliothis virescens and Heliothis zea in North, Central, and South America and of their Natural Enemies and Host Plants. pp 241-297 In Proceedings of the Workshop on Biological Control of Heliothis: Increasing the effectiveness of natural enemies. USDA.

* EPPO (2024) EPPO Technical Document No. 1091. Pest risk analysis for Chloridea virescens. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/HELIVI/documents
------- Likely host (reported as host in the literature but lacking evidence to consider it as main host – see PRA for further details on the host).
Crinivirus tomatichlorosis (TOCV00) Host
* Mamoun Abdel-Salam AM, Rezk AA, Dawoud RA (2019) Biochemical, serological, molecular and natural host studies on Tomato chlorosis virus in Egypt. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 22, 83-94. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2019.83.123
Graphocephala atropunctata (GRCPAT) Host
* Purcell AH (1976) Seasonal changes in host plant preference of the blue-green sharpshooter Hordnia circellata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 52(1), 33-37.

* Wistrom C, Purcell AH (2005) The fate of Xylella fastidiosa in vineyard weeds and other alternate hosts in California. Plant Disease 89, 994-999.
Orgyia leucostigma (as Malva) (HEMELE) Host
* 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)
Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae (TSWV00) Host
* Parrella G, Gognalons P, Gebre-Selassie K, Vovlas C, Marchoux G (2003) An update of the host range of tomato spotted wilt virus. Journal of Plant Pathology 85(4), 227-264.
------- Confirmed host.
Sibovia sagata (SIBOSA) Host
* Remes Lenicov AM, Paradell S, De Coll O, Agostini J (1999) Cicadelinos asociados a citrus afectados por clorosis variegada (CVC) en la República Argentina (Insecta: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 58(3-4), 211-225.
Spodoptera eridania (PRODER) Host
* Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa-Gomez DR, Roque-Specht VF & de Barros NM (2014) Immature stages of Spodoptera eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): developmental parameters and host plants. Journal of Insect Science 14, 238. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieu206
Xylella fastidiosa (XYLEFA) Host
* EFSA (2024) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA Journal 22, e8898. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898
------- Subspecies unknown.
Oxycarenus lavaterae (as Malva) (OXYALV) Major host
Begomovirus coheni (TYLCV0) Wild/Weed
* Cohen S, Kern J, Harpaz I, Ben-Joseph R (1988) Epidemiological studies of the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) in the Jordan Valley, Israel. Phytoparasitica 16, 259-270.

* Jordá C, Font I, Martínez P, Juarez M, Ortega A, Lacasa A (2001) Current status and new natural hosts of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) in Spain. Plant Disease 85(4), 445.

* Papayiannis LC, Katis NI, Idris AM, Brown JK (2011) Identification of weed hosts of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Cyprus. Plant Disease 95(2), 120-125.

* Pellegrin F, Mnari-Hattab M, Tahiri A, Dalleau-Clouet C, Peterschmitt M, Bonato O (2008) First report of simultaneous presence of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus and Tomato yellow leaf curl Israel virus infecting crops and weeds in Tunisia. Journal of Plant Pathology 90(1), 145.
Begomovirus cucurbitapeponis (SLCV00) Wild/Weed
* Al-Musa A, Anfoka G, Misbeh S, Abhary M, Ahmad FH (2008) Detection and molecular characterization of Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) in Jordan. Journal of Phytopathology 156(5), 311-316.
Begomovirus gossypigeziraense (CLCUGV) Wild/Weed
* Shahmohammadi N, Dizadji A, Al-Waeli M, Kvarnheden A (2023) First report of cotton leaf curl Gezira virus infecting Malva parviflora and in Iraq. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 18(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-023-00498-y
Begomovirus solanumflavusardiniaense (TYLCSV) Wild/Weed
* Pellegin F, Mnari-Hattab M, Tahiri A, Dalleau-Clouet C, Peterschmitt M, Bonato O (2008) First report of simultaneous presence of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus and Tomato yellow leaf curl Israel virus infecting crops and weeds in Tunisia. Journal of Plant Pathology 90(1), 143-149.
------- in mixed infection.
Crinivirus cucurbitae (CYSDV0) Wild/Weed
* Wintermantel WM, Hladky LL, Cortez AA, Natwick ET (2009) A new expanded host range of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus includes three agricultural crops. Plant Disease 93(7), 685-690.
Crinivirus lactucaflavi (LIYV00) Wild/Weed
* Brown LG, Brown JK, Tsai JH  (1990) Lettuce infectious yellows virus. Plant Pathology Circular no. 335. Florida Department & Consumer Service. Division of Plant Industry, 4 pp. https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/11342/file/pp335.pdf
------- Symptomatic weed host.

* Duffus JE, Larsen RC, Liu HY (1986) Lettuce infectious yellows virus - a new type of whitefly-transmitted virus. Phytopathology 76(1), 97-100.
------- Experiments.
Curtovirus betae (BCTV00) Wild/Weed
* Severin HHP (1934) Weed host range and overwintering of curly-top virus. Hilgardia 8(8), 263-280.
Draeculacephala minerva (DRAEMI) Wild/Weed
* Purcell AH, Frazier NW (1985) Habitats and dispersal of the principal leafhopper vectors of Pierce's disease bacterium in the San Joaquin Valley. Hilgardia 53(4), 1-32.
------- Feeding host.
Ipomovirus cucumisvenaflavi (CVYV00) Wild/Weed
* Janssen D, Ruiz L, Velasco L, Segundo E, Cuadrado IM. (2002) Non-cucurbitaceous weed species shown to be natural hosts of Cucumber vein yellowing virus in south-eastern Spain. Plant Pathology 51(6), 797.
Nacobbus aberrans sensu lato (NACOBA) Wild/Weed
* Castiblanco O, Franco J, Montecinos R (1999) [Races and range of plant host species in different populations of Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne 1935), Thorne and Allen 1944. Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa 11, 85-96 (in Spanish).
Potexvirus pepini (PEPMV0) Wild/Weed
* Jordá C, Lázaro Pérez A, Martinez PV, Lacasa A (2001) First report of Pepino mosaic virus on natural hosts. Plant Disease 85, 1292.
Spodoptera praefica (as Malva) (PRODPR) Wild/Weed
* British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture. Western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica). https://rdno.civicweb.net/document/127358/western-yellowstriped-armyworm.pdf?handle=3CD053B4F8D54F9CBB93F8D6D5572C27
Tobamovirus fructirugosum (TOBRFV) Wild/Weed
* Salem NM, Abumuslem M, Turina M, Samarah N, Sulaiman A, Abu-Irmaileh B, Ata Y (2022) New weed hosts for tomato brown rugose fruit virus in wild Mediterranean vegetation. Plants 11, 2287. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11172287
-------- Confirmed host.
Torradovirus lycopersici (as Malva) (TOTV00) Wild/Weed