EPPO Global Database

Mimosa pigra(MIMPI)

Pests

Organism Type
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).
Orgyia leucostigma (as Mimosa) (HEMELE) Host
* Kimball CP (1965) The Lepidoptera of Florida: an annotated checklist. Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas volume 1. Division of Plant Industry, State of Florida Department of Agriculture, Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1-363

* 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)
Thrips palmi (THRIPL) Host
* Etienne J, Ryckewaert P, Michel B (2015) Thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of Guadeloupe and Martinique: updated check-list with new information on their ecology and natural enemies. Florida Entomologist 98(1), 298-304.
Scirtothrips dorsalis (as Mimosa) (SCITDO) Wild/Weed