EPPO Global Database

Sorghum bicolor(SORVU)

Pests

Organism Type
Chloridea virescens (HELIVI) Doubtful host
* EPPO (2024) EPPO Technical Document No. 1091. Pest risk analysis for Chloridea virescens. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/HELIVI/documents
------- Doubtful host. See details in Annex 6 of the PRA.
Hordeivirus hordei (BSMV00) Experimental
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (as Sorghum) (PHMPOM) Experimental
* Lyda SD, 1978. Ecology of Phymatotrichum omnivorum. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 16, 193–209. Available
online: http://annurev.py.16.090178.001205
------- considered immune in fields, but can be infected in laboratory conditions.
Radopholus similis (RADOSI) Experimental
Atherigona oryzae (ATHEOZ) Host
Atherigona oryzae (as Sorghum) (ATHEOZ) Host
Atherigona reversura (ATHERE) Host
* Pont AC, Magpayo FR (1995) Muscid shoot-flies of the Philippine Islands (Diptera, Muscidae, genus Atherigona Rondani). Bulletin of Entomological Research, Supplement 3, 1–123.
Bagrada hilaris (as Sorghum) (BAGRHI) Host
Busseola fusca (BUSSFU) Host
* Okosun OO, Allen KC, Glover JP, Reddy GV (2021) Biology, ecology, and management of key sorghum insect pests. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa027
Busseola fusca (as Sorghum) (BUSSFU) Host
Chilo auricilius (DIATAU) Host
Chilo infuscatellus (DIATIN) Host
Chilo suppressalis (CHILSU) Host
Colletotrichum fructicola (COLLFC) Host
* Zhao W, Hu A, Ren M, Wei G, Xu H (2023) First report on Colletotrichum fructicola causing anthracnose in Chinese Sorghum and its management using phytochemicals. Journal of Fungi 9(2), 279. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9020279
Cryptoblabes gnidiella (CRYBGN) Host
* Guo C, Cui W, Feng X, Zhao J, Lu G (2011) Sorghum insect problems and Managementf. Journal of integrative plant biology 53(3), 178-192.
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (DIABUH) 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. As Sorghum bicolor and S. vulgare.
Diabrotica virgifera zeae (as Sorghum) (DIABVZ) 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, 615 pp.
------- Larval host.
Diaprepes abbreviatus (DPREAB) Host
* EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health) (2023) Pest categorisation of Diaprepes abbreviatus. EFSA Journal 21(11), 1–42. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.83
-------host plant supporting the whole life cycle. 
Diatraea saccharalis (DIATSA) Host
* Okosun OO, Allen KC, Glover JP, Reddy GV (2021) Biology, ecology, and management of key sorghum insect pests. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa027
Dichocrocis punctiferalis (DICHPU) Host
* Guo C, Cui W, Feng X, Zhao J, Lu G (2011) Sorghum insect problems and Managementf. Journal of integrative plant biology 53(3), 178-192.
Diuraphis noxia (BRAYNO) Host
Elasmopalpus lignosellus (ELASLI) Host
* Cherry R, Wang YG, Nuessly G, Raid R (2013) Effect of planting date and density on insect pests of sweet sorghum grown for biofuel in southern Florida. Journal of Entomological Science 48(1), 52-60.

* Gill HK, Capinera JL, McSorley R (2017) Featured Creatures. Lesser cornstalk borer. Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: lepidoptera: Pyralidae). University of Florida (US). http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/field/lesser_cornstalk_borer.htm

* Sandhu HS (2010) Biology and cultural control of lesser cornstalk borer on sugarcane. PhD thesis. University of Florida. https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/E0/04/14/72/00001/sandhu_h.pdf
Eldana saccharina (ELDASA) Host
Erwinia chrysanthemi (ERWICH) Host
Fijivirus cuartoense (MRCV00) Host
* Laguna IG, de Remes Lenicov AMM, Virla EG, Avila AO, Giménez Pecci MP, Herrera P, Garay J, Ploper D, Mariani R (2002) [Diffusion of Mal de Rio Cuarto virus (MRCV) of maize, its vector, associated planthoppers and alternative hosts in Argentina]. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina 61(1-2), 87-97 (in Spanish).
Helicoverpa armigera (HELIAR) Host
* Cunningham JP, Zalucki MP (2014) Understanding heliothine (Lepidoptera: Heliothinae) pests: what is a host plant? Journal of Economic Entomology 107, 881–896.
Heterodera zeae (HETDZE) Host
Homalodisca vitripennis (HOMLTR) Host
* Sisterson MS, Brent CS (2022) Nutritional and Physiological Regulation of Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Oogenesis. Journal of Economic Entomology 115(2), 526-538.
Liriomyza sativae (LIRISA) Host
Mastrevirus storeyi (MSV000) Host
* Thottappilly G, Bosque-Perez NA, Rossel HW (1993) Viruses and virus diseases of maize in tropical Africa. Plant Pathology 42(4), 494-509.
------- As Sorghum vulgare. 
Melanotus communis (MELNCO) Host
Meloidogyne chitwoodi (MELGCH) Host
* O’Bannon JH, Santo GS, Nyczepir AP (1982) Host range of the Columbia root-knot nematode. Plant Disease 66, 1045-1048.
-------- As Sorghum vulgare.
Meloidogyne floridensis (MELGFL) Host
* Khanal C, Sagar GC, Harshman D (2024) Host suitability of summer cover crops and peach rootstocks to the peach root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne floridensis. Plant Disease 108(3), 582-586.
-------poor host in pot experiments.
Meloidogyne graminicola (MELGGC) Host
* Rusinque L, Maleita C, Abrantes I, Palomares-Rius JE, Inácio ML (2021) Meloidogyne graminicola - A threat to rice production: review update on distribution, biology, identification, and management. Biology 10, 1163. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111163
Metamasius hemipterus (METAHE) Host
Mythimna separata (PSEDSE) Host
Ostrinia nubilalis (PYRUNU) Host
* Okosun OO, Allen KC, Glover JP, Reddy GV (2021) Biology, ecology, and management of key sorghum insect pests. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa027
Periconia circinata (PERCCI) Host
Peronosclerospora philippinensis (PRSCPH) Host
Phenacoccus solenopsis (PHENSO) Host
Platynota stultana (PLAAST) Host
* Hoover GA, Biddinger DJ (2014) Omnivorous leafroller, Platynota stultana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Penn State Extension Pest Alert. https://ento.psu.edu/files/omnivorous-leafroller/view
Poophilus costalis (POOPCO) Host
* Ajayi O, Oboite FA (2000) Importance of spittle bugs, Locris rubens (Erichson) and Poophilus costalis (Walker) on sorghum in West and Central Africa, with emphasis on Nigeria. Annals of Applied Biology 136(1), 9-14.

* Shih HT, Tsay HC, Yang JT (2005) Notes on the geographic distribution and host plants for Poophilus costalis (Walker, 1851) (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae). Plant Protection Bulletin 47, 171–178.
Potyvirus sacchari (SCMV00) Host
* Viswanathan R, Nithya K, Vishnuvardhan J, Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, Visalatchi D (2023) Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) a new host to sugarcane yellow leaf and mosaic viruses in India. Indian Phytopathology 76, 867–877 (abst.)
Ricania speculum (RICASC) Host
Robbsia andropogonis (PSDMAD) Host
Sesamia calamistis (SESACA) Host
Spodoptera exempta (LAPHEX) Host
Spodoptera litura (PRODLI) Host
* Ahmad M, Ghaffar A, Rafiq M (2013) Host plants of leaf worm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology 1(1), 23-28.
Spodoptera ornithogalli (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.

* Capinera JL (2017) Yellowstriped Armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida /IFAS Extension, EENY216, 4p. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN37300.pdf

* Coto D, Saunders JL, Vargas-S CL, King ABS (1995) Plagas invertebradas de cultivos tropicales con énfasis em América Central-Um invetário. Turrialba, CATIE, 200 pp.
Spodoptera praefica (PRODPR) Host
* Robinson GS, Ackery PR, Kitching IJ, Beccaloni GW & Hernández LM (2010) HOSTS - A database of the World's lepidopteran hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts
Stenodiplosis sorghicola (as Sorghum) (CONTSO) Host
Tapajosa rubromarginata (TAPARU) Host
* Remes Lenicov AMM, Virla E, Manca M (1998) Difusión de Tapajosa rubromarginata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) sobre cultivos cerealeros de la Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 57(1-4), 18.
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (as Sorghum) (ARGPLE) Host
Trogoderma granarium (TROGGA) Host
Xanthomonas vasicola pv. holcicola (XANTHO) Host
Xiphinema rivesi (XIPHRI) Host
* Jaffee BA, Glenn DM, Forer LB, Shaffer RL (1988) Effect of soil texture on Xiphinema americanum and X. rivesi. Nematologica 34, 226-237.
Chilo partellus (CHILZO) Major host
* Kumar H, Dhillon MK, Bhoi TK (2023) Stress-induced defense in sorghum in response to attack by the spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Phytoparasitica 51(1), 49-61.
Eoreuma loftini (EORELO) Major host
* Showler AT, Wilson BE, Reagan TE (2012) Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) injury to corn greater than to sorghum and sugarcane under field conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5), 1597-1602.

* Okosun OO, Allen KC, Glover JP, Reddy GV (2021) Biology, ecology, and management of key sorghum insect pests. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa027
Helicoverpa zea (HELIZE) Major host
* Olabimpe O Okosun, Kerry C Allen, James P Glover, Gadi V P Reddy (2021) Biology, Ecology, and Management of Key Sorghum Insect Pests. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1), 4, https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa027

* Hardwick DF (1965) The corn earworm complex. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 97, 5–247.
Meloidogyne naasi (MELGNA) Major host
Peronosclerospora sorghi (PRSCSO) Major host
Sesamia cretica (SESACR) Major host
Spodoptera frugiperda (LAPHFR) Major host
* Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa-Gómez DR, Roque-Specht VF, Sousa-Silva JC, Paula-Moraes SV, Peterson JA, Hunt T (2018) Host plants of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas. African Entomology 26, 286-300.
Stenodiplosis sorghicola (CONTSO) Major host
* Guo C, Cui W, Feng X, Zhao J, Lu G (2011) Sorghum insect problems and Management. Journal of integrative plant biology 53(3), 178-192.
Trichoderma afroharzianum (TRCDAF) Non-host
* Pfordt A, Gaumann P, von Tiedemann A (2023) Pathogenicity of Trichoderma afroharzianum in Cereal Crops. Pathogens 12(7), 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12070936
------ not host in inoculation studies.