EPPO Global Database

Xylosandrus compactus(XYLSCO)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Camellia sinensis (CAHSI) Major host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Coffea arabica (COFAR) Major host
* Burbano EG, Wright MG, Gillette NE, Mori S, Dudley N, Jones T, Kaufmann M (2012) Efficacy of traps, lures and repellents for Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other Ambrosia beetles on Coffea arabica plantations and Acacia koa nurseries in Hawaii. Environmental Entomology 41(1), 133-140.

* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.

* Equihua-Martínez A, Robledo-Martínez JD, Barrera JF (2023) The presence of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the Sierra Negra of Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 106(3), 192-194.

* Túler A, Valbon W, Rodrigues H, Noia L, Santos L, Fogaça I, Rondelli V, Verdin Filho A (2019). Black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), a potential threat to coffee production. Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 36(E), 5-16. https://revistas.udenar.edu.co/index.php/rfacia/article/view/4877/5774
------ Confirmed host.
Coffea canephora (COFCA) Major host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.

* Equihua-Martínez A, Robledo-Martínez JD, Barrera JF (2023) The presence of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the Sierra Negra of Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 106(3), 192-194.

* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186

* Túler A, Valbon W, Rodrigues H, Noia L, Santos L, Fogaça I, Rondelli V, Verdin Filho A (2019). Black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), a potential threat to coffee production. Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 36(E), 5-16. https://revistas.udenar.edu.co/index.php/rfacia/article/view/4877/5774
------ Confirmed host.
Theobroma cacao (THOCA) Major host
* Asman A, Rosmana A, bin Purung MH, Amiruddin A, Amin N, Sjam S, Dewi VS (2021) The occurrence of Xylosandrus compactus and its associated fungi on cacao from South Sulawesi, Indonesia: A preliminary study of an emerging threat to the cacao industry. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 128(1), 303-309.
------- Confirmed host.

* Delgado C, Couturier G (2017) [First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on cocoa in Peru]. Revista Colombiana de Entomología 43(1), 121-124 (in Spanish).

* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.

* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Acacia auriculiformis (ACAAF) Host
Acacia dealbata (ACADA) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Acacia koa (ACAKO) Host
* Burbano EG, Wright MG, Gillette NE, Mori S, Dudley N, Jones T, Kaufmann M (2012) Efficacy of traps, lures and repellents for Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other Ambrosia beetles on Coffea arabica plantations and Acacia koa nurseries in Hawaii. Environmental Entomology 41(1), 133-140.
Acacia mangium (ACAMG) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Acaciella glauca (LUAGL) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Leucaena glauca.
Acalypha sp. (ACCSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Acer monspessulanum (ACRMS) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Acer sp. (ACRSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius (AOCFR) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Adenanthera pavonina (ADEPA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Albizia chinensis (ALBCH) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Albizia lebbeck (ALBLE) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Albizia zygia (ALBZY) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Almeidea rubra (ALIRU) Host
* Túler A, Valbon W, Rodrigues H, Noia L, Santos L, Fogaça I, Rondelli V, Verdin Filho A (2019). Black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), a potential threat to coffee production. Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 36(E), 5-16. https://revistas.udenar.edu.co/index.php/rfacia/article/view/4877/5774
------ Confirmed host (as A. rubra)
Alnus glutinosa (ALUGL) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Aniba rosaeodora (AIBRO) Host
* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Annona muricata (ANUMU) Host
* Fuentes LM, Monreal JJ, Hernández HG, Riquelme CP, Ramírez MÁ (2022) insectos y ácaros fitófagos asociados con la guanábana Annona muricata L.: una Revisión. Southwestern Entomologist. 47(3), 747-762.

* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Annona squamosa (ANUSQ) Host
Arbutus unedo (ARDUN) Host
* Birnbaum N (2023) Spread of the black twig borer and a surveillance approach. Abstract of a paper presented at the conference on the ’Black twig borer and other ambrosia and bark beetles in Israel’ (Agamon Hula, IL, 2023-03-20). Phytoparasitica (early view). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-023-01089-4

* NPPO of France (2016-11). 
------- See EPPO RS 2017/030. https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-5998
Ardisia paniculata (ADAPN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Argyrocytisus battandieri (CZSBA) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05
Aucoumea klaineana (AUMKL) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (AVQIN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Eupatorium pallescens.
Azadirachta indica (MEIAD) Host
* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Bauhinia sp. (BAUSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Bauhinia tomentosa (BAUTO) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Berberis aquifolium (MAHAQ) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05
Bixa orellana (BIXOR) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Bombax ceiba (BOMCE) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Bombax malabaricum.
Buxus sempervirens (BUXSE) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.
Cajanus cajan (CAJCA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Calophyllum inophyllum (CMUIN) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Carapa guianensis (CAXGU) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Casearia sylvestris (CWSSY) Host
* Túler A, Valbon W, Rodrigues H, Noia L, Santos L, Fogaça I, Rondelli V, Verdin Filho A (2019). Black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), a potential threat to coffee production. Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 36(E), 5-16. https://revistas.udenar.edu.co/index.php/rfacia/article/view/4877/5774
------ Confirmed host.
Cassia hirta (CASHI) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Castanea sp. (CSNSS) Host
Cattleya sp. (CTBSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Cedrela odorata (CEDOD) Host
Celtis australis (CETAU) Host
* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Ceratonia siliqua (CEQSI) Host
* Gugliuzzo A, Criscione G, Tropea Garzia G (2019) Unusual Behavior of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) on Carob Trees in a Mediterranean Environment. Insects 10, 82.
------- Confirmed host, also attack large trunks in Sicilia.

* Gugliuzzo A, Mazzeo G, Mansour R, Tropea Garzia G (2019) Carob pests in the Mediterranean region: bio-ecology, natural enemies and management options. Phytoparasitica 47, 605-628.

* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Cercis canadensis (CCSCA) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.
Cercis siliquastrum (CCSSI) Host
* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.
Cinnamomum camphora (CINCA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Cinnamomum iners (CININ) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Cinnamomum verum (CINZE) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.

* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Cinnamomum zeylanica.
Clerodendrum sp. (CLZSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Coffea liberica (COFLI) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Coffea stenophylla (COFST) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Cola nitida (COHNI) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Cornus florida (CRWFL) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05

* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.

* Masuya H (2007) Note on the dieback of Cornus florida caused by Xylosandrus compactus. Bulletin of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Ibaraki, no.402, 59-63.
Cornus sanguinea (CRWSA) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Crataegus monogyna (CSCMO) Host
* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.
Crotalaria sp. (CVTSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Cryptocarya sp. (CZZSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Dalbergia sp. (DAGSS) Host
Dendrobium bigibbum (DENBI) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Dendrobium phalaenopsis.
Dendrobium sp. (DENSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Dillenia ferruginea (DLNFE) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Dovyalis caffra (DOVCA) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Elaeis guineensis (EAIGU) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Entandrophragma utile (ENDUT) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Erythrina abyssinica (ERZAB) Host
Erythroxylum novogranatense (EYTCN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (EUCCM) Host
* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Eucalyptus grandis (EUCGD) Host
* Gonçalves MD, Carvalho AG, Marques EN, Gallo R, Hakamada RE, Santos JM, Souza MM, Santos LP (2023) First record of Xylosandrus compactus in seedlings and plantations of African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) in Northeastern Brazil. Floresta e Ambiente 30(3), e20230024. https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087-FLORAM-2023-0024
Eusideroxylon zwageri (EUDZW) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Euterpe oleracea (ETQOL) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Fagus sylvatica (FAUSY) Host
* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.
------- As Fagus sylvatica f. pendula.
Ficus aurea (FIUAA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Ficus carica (FIUCA) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.
Ficus politoria (FIUPI) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Ficus soroceoides.
Flueggea neowawraea (FLUNE) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Drypetes phyllanthoides.
Fraxinus angustifolia (FRXAN) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Fraxinus ornus (FRXOR) Host
* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Gardenia jasminoides (GADJA) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.
Gossypium sp. (GOSSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Hevea brasiliensis (HVEBR) Host
Hopea parviflora (HOZPA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Hydrangea macrophylla (HYEMA) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05

* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.

* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Indigofera suffruticosa (INDAN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Jacobinia sp. (IAASS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Khaya grandifoliola (KHAGR) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Khaya ivorensis (KHAIV) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Khaya senegalensis (KHASE) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Lagunaria patersonia (LGRPA) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Laurus nobilis (LURNO) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05

* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.

* Riba-Flinch JM, Leza M,  Gallego D (2021) First records of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in the Iberian Peninsula: an expanding alien species? Zootaxa, 4970(1), 161-170. 

* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Laurus novocanariensis (LURNC) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Liquidambar styraciflua (LIQST) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Leza M,  Gallego D (2021) First records of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in the Iberian Peninsula: an expanding alien species? Zootaxa, 4970(1), 161-170. 
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis (LONNT) Host
* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.
------- As Lonicera pileata var.  yunnanensis.
Macadamia integrifolia (MCDIN) Host
Magnolia grandiflora (MAGGR) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.

* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.

* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Mangifera indica (MNGIN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.

* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Mangifera odorata (MNGOD) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Matisia cordata (MSJCO) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Melia azedarach (MEIAZ) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Morella cerifera (MYRCE) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.
Muntingia calabura (MUNCA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Myrciaria dubia (MYCDU) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.

* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Nectandra angustifolia (NCTPO) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Neolitsea cassiifolia (NLTCF) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Nephelium lappaceum (NEELA) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Northia seychellana (NRHSE) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Ochroma pyramidale (OCHLA) Host
Olea europaea (OLVEU) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Papilionanthe teres (OAPTE) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Vanda teres.
Persea americana (PEBAM) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Persea borbonia (PEBBO) Host
Persea indica (PEBIN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Phillyrea sp. (PLRSS) Host
* NPPO of France (2016-11). 
------- See EPPO RS 2017/030.
Pinus sp. (PIUSS) Host
* Chong JH, Reid L & Williamson M (2009) Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 26, 199–208.
Piscidia piscipula (PJSPI) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Ichthyomethia communis.
Pistacia lentiscus (PIALE) Host
* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Pittosporum tobira (PTUTO) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Plinia grandifolia (PZIGR) Host
* Túler A, Valbon W, Rodrigues H, Noia L, Santos L, Fogaça I, Rondelli V, Verdin Filho A (2019). Black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), a potential threat to coffee production. Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 36(E), 5-16. https://revistas.udenar.edu.co/index.php/rfacia/article/view/4877/5774
Pometia pinnata (PMEPI) Host
Prunus avium (PRNAV) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Prunus laurocerasus (PRNLR) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05
Pterocarpus indicus (PTKIN) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Punica granatum (PUNGR) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Quercus calliprinos (QUECA) Host
* Moussa Z, Choueiri E, Hanna A (2021) New invasive insects associated with oak forests in Lebanon. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 39(2), 164-172.
------- Confirmed host.
Quercus ilex (QUEIL) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05

* Bosso L, Senatore M, Varlese R, Ruocco M, Garonna AP, Bonanomi G, Mazzoleni S, Cristinzio G (2012) Severe outbreak of Fusarium solani on Quercus ilex vectored by Xylosandrus compactus. Journal of Plant Pathology 94(suppl.), S4.99.
------- Confirmed host.

* Hızal E, Acer S, Altunışık S (2023) First record of the invasive alien species Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Turkey. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press), 10 pp.

* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Quercus myrsinifolia (QUEMY) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Quercus pubescens (QUEPU) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Quercus robur (QUERO) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Quercus suber (QUESU) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Rhamnus alaternus (RHAAL) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Rhizophora sp. (RHZSS) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Rosa canina (ROSCN) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Ruscus aculeatus (RUCAC) Host
* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358

* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Sambucus canadensis (SAMCN) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Sambucus javanica (SAMJA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Sandoricum koetjape (SNOKO) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Senna siamea (CASSM) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Cassia siamea.
Senna tora (CASTO) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
------- As Cassia tora.
Shorea sumatrana (SHOSU) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Spathodea campanulata (SPOCA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Swietenia macrophylla (SWIMA) Host
* Anonymous (2018) Principaux organismes nuisibles par plantes hôtes en Guyane. Direction de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Forêt de Guyane - Service de l'Alimentation, 68 pp.

* Delgado  C,  Couturier G (2010) Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera:Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a new pest of Swietenia macrophylla in the Peruvian Amazonia. S.E.A. 47: 441–443
------- Confirmed host.

* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.

* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Swietenia mahagoni (SWIMG) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Syzygium jambos (SYZJA) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Tabebuia pallida (TABPA) Host
* Beaver RA (1988) Biological studies on ambrosia beetles of the Seychelles (Col., Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 105, 62-73.
Tabebuia riparia (TABRI) Host
* Hara AH, Beardsley JW. Jr (1979) The biology of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 23(1), 55-70.
------- As Tabebuia pentaphylla.
Tephrosia maxima (TEPMA) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Theobroma grandiflorum (THOGR) Host
* Oliveira CM, Flechtmann CAH, Frizzas MR (2008) First record of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on soursop, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) in Brazil, with a list of host plants. Coleopterists Bulletin 62(1), 45-48.

* Torrez AA, Imakawa AM, Barbosa ML, Souza LA, Sampaio PD (2022) Traps efficiency in the capture of Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) during the early development of Aniba rosaeodora Ducke. Research Society and Development 11(1), e48911125186. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25186
Tilia cordata (TILCO) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Tilia tomentosa (TILTO) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Tilia x europaea (TILVU) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Toona ciliata (TOOCI) Host
Toona sureni (TOOSU) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Turraeanthus africanus (TUUAF) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Ulmus minor (ULMMI) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.
Vanda coerulea (VADCO) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Vanda tricolor (VADTR) Host
* Dole SA, Cognato AI (2010) Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(7), 451-545.
Viburnum tinus (VIBTI) Host
* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV,  117-135.

* Vannini A, Contarini M, Faccoli M, Della Valle M, Rodriguez CM, Mazzetto, Guarneri D, Vettraino AM, Speranza S (2017) First report of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and associated fungi in the Mediterranean maquis in Italy, and new host-pest associations. EPPO Bulletin 47(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12358
Vitis labrusca (VITLA) Host
* Ruzzier E, Prazaru SC, Faccoli M, Duso C (2021) Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford, 1894) on grapevines in Italy with a compilation of world scolytine weevils developing on Vitaceae. Insects 12(10), 869. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12100869
Wisteria sp. (WSTSS) Host
* Blaser S, Hoelling D, Ruffner B, Brockerhoff EG, Marazzi C, Mattei G, Meier M, Beenken L (2024) First record of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its fungal associates in Switzerland. BioInvasions Records 13(3), 621–636, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.05