EPPO Global Database

Luffa acutangula(LUFAC)

Pests

Organism Type
Cheravirus arracaciae oca strain (as Cucurbitaceae) (AVBO00) Experimental
Agrotis segetum (as Cucurbitaceae) (AGROSE) Host
Aleurodicus dispersus (ALEDDI) Host
* Boopathi T (2022) New host plants, natural enemy complex and newly distributed potential areas of exotic spiralling whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in India. Phytoparasitica 50(2), 335-357.
Aleurodicus dugesii (as Cucurbitaceae) (ALEDDU) Host
Alfalfa mosaic virus (as Cucurbitaceae) (AMV000) Host
Anastrepha grandis (as Cucurbitaceae) (ANSTGR) Host
* Bolzan A, Nava DE, Garcia FR, Valgas RA, Smaniotto G (2015) Biology of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in different cucurbits. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3), 1034-1039
Aonidiella citrina (as Cucurbitaceae) (AONDCI) Host
Apomecyna binubila (as Cucurbitaceae) (APOMBI) Host
Aulacophora hilaris (as Cucurbitaceae) (AUACHI) Host
Bactrocera dorsalis (DACUDO) Host
* Badii KB, Billah MK, Afreh-Nuamah K, Obeng-Ofori D (2015) Species composition and host range of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in northern Ghana. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 35(3), 137-151.

* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196
Bactrocera zonata (DACUZO) Host
* Kapoor VC (1993) Indian fruit flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae). Oxford & IBH Publishing, 228 pp,
Baris granulipennis (as Cucurbitaceae) (BARIGR) Host
Bemisia tabaci (as Cucurbitaceae) (BEMITA) Host
Circulifer tenellus (as Cucurbitaceae) (CIRCTE) Host
Comovirus cucurbitae (as Cucurbitaceae) (SQMV00) Host
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (as Cucurbitaceae) (CYSDV0) Host
Dacus bivittatus (as Cucurbitaceae) (DACUBI) Host
* Hassani IM, Delatte H, Ravaomanarivo LH, Nouhou S, Duyck PF (2022) Niche partitioning via host plants and altitude among fruit flies following the invasion of Bactrocera dorsalis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12522
Dacus ciliatus (DACUCI) Host
* Drew RAI, Romig MC (2013) Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia. CABI, Wallingford, 653 pp.

* McQuate GT, Liquido NJ, Nakamichi KAA (2018) Host plant records of the lesser pumpkin fly, Dacus ciliatus Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.0. Available online at: USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI), Edition 3.1.
Delia platura (as Cucurbitaceae) (HYLEPL) Host
Diaphania indica (as Cucurbitaceae) (DPHNIN) Host
Diaporthe sclerotioides (as Cucurbitaceae) (PHOPSC) Host
Epilachna elaterii (as Cucurbitaceae) (EPILCH) Host
Frankliniella occidentalis (as Cucurbitaceae) (FRANOC) Host
Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus (KGMMV0) Host
* Daryono BS, Somowiyarjo S,  Natsuaki KT (2006) Biological characterization and complete nucleotide sequence of coat protein of Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus isolated from angled loofah in Indonesia. Journal of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture 51(1), 45-52
Leptoglossus australis (as Cucurbitaceae) (LEPLAU) Host
Liriomyza huidobrensis (LIRIHU) Host
* He L, Zhang Y, Xiao N, Wei J, Kuang R (2002) Liriomyza huidobrensis in Yunnan, China: Current distribution and genetic structure of a recently established population. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 102, 213-219.
Liriomyza sativae (LIRISA) Host
* Rauf A, Shepard BM, Johnson MW (2000) Leafminers in vegetables, ornamental plants and weeds in Indonesia: Surveys of host crops, species composition and parasitoids. International Journal of Pest Management 46, 257-266.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field

* Tran DH (2009) Agromyzid leaf miners and their parasitoids on vegetables in Central Vietnam. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 15(2), 21-33.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in commercial vegetable fields
Myiopardalis pardalina (as Cucurbitaceae) (CARYPA) Host
Orthotospovirus cucurbichlorosis (ZLCV00) Host
* Aguiar RWS, Alves GB, Queiroz AP, Nascimento IT, Lima MF (2018) Evaluation of weeds as virus reservoirs in watermelon crops. Planta Daninha 36, e018171593 (online). https://www.scielo.br/pdf/pd/v36/0100-8358-PD-36-e018171593.pdf
Phenacoccus solenopsis (PHENSO) Host
Pratylenchus coffeae (as Cucurbitaceae) (PRATCO) Host
Rotylenchulus reniformis (as Cucurbitaceae) (ROTYRE) Host
Thrips palmi (THRIPL) Host
* Kajita H, Hirose Y, Takagi M, Okajima S, Napompeth B, Buranapanichpan S (1996) Host plants and abundance of Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an important pest of vegetables in Southeast Asia. Applied Entomology and Zoology 31(1), 87-94,

* Kalpana Tillekaratne, Edirisinghe JP, Gunatilleke CVS, Karunaratne AIP (2011) A checklist of thrips species of Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.) 40(2), 89-108.
Thrips parvispinus (THRIPV) Host
* Sartiami D, Mound LA (2013) Identification of the terebrantian thrips (Insecta, Thysanoptera) associated with cultivated plants in Java, Indonesia. ZooKeys 306, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.306.5455
------- Collected from this plant in Java (Indonesia).

* Fening KO, Amouzou K, Hevi W, Forchibe EE, Billah MK, Wamonje FO (2022) First report and population dynamics of the Tobacco Thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on ridged gourd, Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxy in selected export fields in southern Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS) 123(2), 235-245.
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (TOLCND) Host
* Kumar R, Esakky R, Acharya S (2019)  Molecular evidence of occurrence of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus infecting cucurbits in several states in India, Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2019.1668108
------- confirmed host. 
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV00) Host
* Asad Z, Ashfaq M, Inam-Ul-Haq M, Irshad G, Khan MA (2022) Current status and molecular characterization of zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) infecting ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula l) in different regions of Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 54(2), 467-474.
Serratia marcescens (as Cucurbitaceae) (SERRMA) Major host
Zeugodacus cucurbitae (DACUCU) Major host
* De Meyer M, Delatte H, Mwatawala M, Quilici S, Vayssières JF, Virgilio M (2015) A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus. ZooKeys 540, 539-557. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9672

* He Y, Xu Y, Chen X (2023) Biology, ecology and management of Tephritid fruit flies in China: A review. Insects 14, 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196

* Leblanc L (2022) The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania. Insecta Mundi 0948, 1-167. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131965/135549
Zeugodacus cucumis (as Cucurbitaceae) (DACUCM) Wild/Weed