EPPO Global Database

Urtica sp.(URTSS)

Pests

Organism Type
Diabrotica virgifera zeae (as Urtica) (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.
------- Adult host.
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.
Popillia japonica (as Urtica) (POPIJA) Wild/Weed
* INTERNET
Regione Piemonte. Servizio fitosanitario. Lotte obbligatorie - Coleottero scarabeide del Giappone (Popillia japonica Newman). Popillia danni e difesa. https://www.regione.piemonte.it/web/sites/default/files/media/documenti/2019-06/popillia_danni_difesa.pdf
------- Attractive plant for the pest but without economic or ornamental relevance (weed).