EPPO Global Database

Vaccinium hybrids(VACHY)

Pests

Organism Type
Pucciniastrum minimum (THEKMI) Experimental
* Babiker EM, Stringer SJ, Smith BJ, Sakhanokho HF (2018) Reaction of different Vaccinium species to the blueberry leaf rust pathogen Thekopsora minima. HortScience 53(10), 1447-1452.
------- Vaccinium corymbosum x Vaccinium pallidum and Vaccinium elliotti x Vaccinium pallidum.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (as Vaccinium) (AGRBTU) Host
Anoplophora chinensis (as Vaccinium) (ANOLCN) Host
* Fujiwara-Tsujii N, Yasui H, Wakamura S, Hashimota I, Minamishima M (2012) The white-spotted longicorn beetle, Anoplophora malasiaca (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), with a blueberry as host plant, utilizes host chemicals for male orientation. Applied Entomology and Zoology 47, 103–110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-012-0095-9
Ceroplastes ceriferus (as Vaccinium) (CERPCE) Host
Chrysobothris mali (CHRBMA) Host
* Haviland DR (n.d.) Pacific Flatheaded Borer, Chrysobothris mali (revised continuously). 
------- Found on Southern highbush blueberries in California (hybrids of V. corymbosum with species such as V. virgatum, V. angustifolium and V. darrowii.

* EPPO (2021) EPPO Technical Document No. 1083. Pest risk analysis for Chrysobothris femorata and C. mali. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CHRBMA/documents
------- confirmed true host of Chrysobothis mali
Epiphyas postvittana (as Vaccinium) (TORTPO) Host
Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (as Vaccinium) (EURHBR) Host
* Efrom CFS, Botton M, Meyer GA (2012) Brazilian ground pearl damaging blackberry, raspberry and blueberry in Brazil. Ciência Rural 42(9), 1545-1548. 
Exomala orientalis (as Vaccinium) (ANMLOR) Host
* Alm SR, Villani MG, Roelofs W (1999) Oriental beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): current distribution in the United States and optimization of monitoring traps. Journal of Economic Entomology, 92(4), 931-935.
Frankliniella occidentalis (as Vaccinium) (FRANOC) Host
* Ortiz JA, Infante F, Rodriguez D, Toledo-Hernandez RA (2020) Discovery of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in blueberry fields of Michoacan, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 103(3), 408-410. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0316
Grapholita packardi (as Vaccinium) (LASPPA) Host
* Brown JW (2022) A review of host plants for the tortricid tribe Grapholitini, with a synopsis of host utilization by genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Insecta Mundi 0944, 1 –75.

* Vergeer T (1954) The cherry fruitworm (Grapholitha packardi) as a blueberry pest in Michigan. Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Quarterly Bulletin No. 36, 370-373.
Longidorus diadecturus (as Vaccinium) (LONGDI) Host
* Allen WR, Van Schagen JG, Eveleigh ES (1982) Transmission of peach rosette mosaic virus to peach, grape, and cucumber by Longidorus diadecturus obtained from diseased orchards in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 4, 16–18.

* Allen WR, Van Schagen JG, Ebsary BA (1984) Comparative transmission of the peach rosette mosaic virus by Ontario populations of Longidorus diadecturus and Xiphinema americanum (Nematoda: Longidoridae). Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 6, 29–32.
Margarodes greeni (MARGGR) Host
* Personal communication with Elleunorah Allsopp (ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij Fruit, Vine and Wine Institute, South Africa, 2022).
------- Recorded on roots of Southern highbush bluberry section Cyanococcus cv. 'Suziblue'  apparently not causing damage.
Naupactus xanthographus (as Vaccinium) (NAUPXA) Host
* Rocca M and Greco N (2011) Diversity of herbivorous communities in blueberry crops of different regions of Argentina, Community and Ecosystem Ecology, 40, 247- 259.
------- larval feeding on roots.

* Sinavimo (2019) Naupactus xanthographus Sistema Nacional Argentino de Vigilancia y Monitoreo de plagas. Available at: https://www.sinavimo.gov.ar/plaga/naupactus-xanthographus
------- on leaves and roots.
Nepovirus myrtilli (BLMOV0) Host
* Sandoval CR, Ramsdell DC, Hancock JF (2008) Infection of wild and cultivated Vaccinium spp. with blueberry leaf mottle nepovirus. Annals of Applied Biology 126(3), 457-464.
------- Hybrids (V. corymbosum x V. angustifolium).
Oemona hirta (as Vaccinium) (OEMOHI) Host
* ClearwaterJ JR (1981) Lemon tree borer, Oemona hirta (Fabricius), life cycle. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Information Series no. 105(33), 1-3.
------- As blueberries (in general).
Phytophthora cinnamomi (as Ericaceae) (PHYTCN) Host
Phytophthora ramorum (as Vaccinium) (PHYTRA) Host
* O’Hanlon R, Choiseul J, Corrigan M, Catarame T & Destefanis M (2016) Diversity and detections of Phytophthora species from trade and non-trade environments in Ireland. EPPO Bulletin 46(3), 594-602.
Pochazia shantungensis (as Vaccinium) (POCZSH) Host
* Kim DH, Kim HH, Yang CR, Kang T.J, Yun JB, Seo MH (2016) Characteristic of oviposition and effect of density suppression by yellow-colored sticky trap on Ricania shantungensis (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in blueberry. The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science 20 (4), 281–285 (In Korean with English abstract).
------- as "blueberry", no species mentioned.
Popillia japonica (as Vaccinium) (POPIJA) Host
* INTERNET
Regione Lombardia. Servizio fitosanitario. Organismi nocivi. Popillia japonica. Specie particolarmente sensibili a Popillia japonica. https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/wcm/connect/64dfeeea-c26a-4bf1-995d-660f87136d87/Specie+sensibili+Popillia+japonica+2020.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-64dfeeea-c26a-4bf1-995d-660f87136d87-nbxAUOb
Ralstonia solanacearum (RALSSL) Host
* Oliver JE, Lewis KJ, Post K, Taylor S, Jogi A (2023) First report of bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on Southern Highbush Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum Interspecific Hybrids) in Georgia, USA. Plant Disease 107(7), 2210. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-22-1645-PDN
------- Vaccinium corymbosum Interspecific Hybrids
Rhagoletis mendax (RHAGME) Host
* Drummond FA, Collins JA, Bushmann SL (2020) Movement of Rhagoletix mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) in fruit-bearing wild blueberry fields. Part II. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(3), 1323-1336.
------- Vaccinium corymbosum x V. ashei x V. darrowi
Rhagoletis mendax (as Vaccinium) (RHAGME) Host
Scirtothrips aurantii (as Vaccinium) (SCITAU) Host
* NPPO of Spain. EPPO Reporting Service 2021/008. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6947.
------- detected during official surveys.
Scirtothrips citri (SCITCI) Host
* Haviland DR, Rill SM and Morse JG (2016.)Impact of citrus thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on growth and productivity of highbush blueberries in California. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109: 2454-2462
---- note that Southern highbush blueberrie is a hybrid: Vaccinium corymbosum x Vaccinium darrow
Scirtothrips dorsalis (as Vaccinium) (SCITDO) Host
* Ortiz JA, Infante F, Rodriguez D, Toledo-Hernandez RA (2020) Discovery of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in blueberry fields of Michoacan, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 103(3), 408-410. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0316
------- confirmed host.
Stephanitis takeyai (as Ericaceae) (STEPTA) Host
Thrips palmi (as Vaccinium) (THRIPL) Host
* Zamora Landa AI, Lemus Soriano BA, Cambero Campos OJ, Pinedo-Escatel JA (2021) Nuevos registros de trips y daños asociados a blueberries y zarzamora en el Estado de Michoacán, México. Southwestern Entomologist 45(4), 1165-1170.
Zaprionus indianus (as Vaccinium) (ZAPRIN) Host
Blunervirus vaccinii (as Vaccinium) (BNRBV0) Major host
Exobasidium vaccinii (as Vaccinium) (EXOBVA) Major host
Godronia cassandrae (as Vaccinium) (GODRCA) Major host
Orgyia leucostigma (as Vaccinium) (HEMELE) Major host
* Neil K (1979) A new subspecies of Orgyia leucostigma (Lymantriidae) from Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(4), 245–247

* Belton EM (1988) Lepidoptera on fruit crops in Canada, Simon Fraser University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Pest Management Program, Burnaby, BC. 105 pp

* 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
Orgyia pseudotsugata (as Vaccinium) (ORGYPS) Wild/Weed