EPPO Global Database

Alternanthera pungens(ALRRE)

Pests

Organism Type
Spodoptera ornithogalli (as Alternanthera) (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.

* Heppner JB (2007) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Gainesville, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, p 670.
Xylella fastidiosa (XYLEFA) Host
* EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Cavalieri V, Fasanelli E, Furnari G, Gibin D, Gutierrez Linares A, Mikulová A, La Notte P, Pasinato L,  Stancanelli G (2026) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2025. EFSA Journal, 24(6), e10147. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2026.10147