EPPO Global Database

Amaranthus quitensis(AMAQU)

Pests

Organism Type
Diabrotica virgifera zeae (as Amaranthus) (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.
Spodoptera eridania (PRODER) Host
* Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa-Gomez DR, Roque-Specht VF & de Barros NM (2014) Immature stages of Spodoptera eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): developmental parameters and host plants. Journal of Insect Science 14, 238. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieu110
Spodoptera frugiperda (LAPHFR) Host
* Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa-Gómez DR, Roque-Specht VF, Sousa-Silva JC, Paula-Moraes SV, Peterson JA, Hunt T (2018) Host plants of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas. African Entomology 26, 286-300.
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (as Amaranthus) (PSDMAK) Non-host
* Stefani E, Giovanardi D (2011) Dissemination of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae through pollen and its epiphytic life on leaves and fruits. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 50, 489-496.
------- non-host,  but Psa may survive as an epiphyte.
Circulifer tenellus (as Amaranthus) (CIRCTE) Wild/Weed
* Munyaneza JE, Henne DC (2013) Leafhopper and psyllid pests of potato. In: Alyokin A, Vincent C, Giordanengo P (eds) Insect Pests of Potato. Academic Press, 65-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386895-4.00004-1
Helicoverpa zea (as Amaranthus) (HELIZE) Wild/Weed
* Kogan M, Helm CG, Kogan J, Brewer E (1989) Distribution and economic importance of Heliothis virescens and Heliothis zea in North, Central, and South America and of their natural enemies and host plants. InProceedings of the Workshop on Biological Control of Heliothis: Increasing the Effectiveness of Natural Enemies, New Delhi, India, 11-15 November 1985 1989. New Delhi, India: Office of International Cooperation & Development, USDA.
Nacobbus aberrans sensu lato (NACOBA) Wild/Weed
* Manzanilla-López RH, Costilla MA, Doucet M, Inserra RN, Lehman PS, Cid del Prado-Vera I, Souza RM, Evans K (2002) The genus Nacobbus Thorne & Allen, 1944 (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae): systematics, distribution, biology and management. Nematropica 32, 149-226.
Spodoptera praefica (as Amaranthus) (PRODPR) Wild/Weed
* British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture. Western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica). https://rdno.civicweb.net/document/127358/western-yellowstriped-armyworm.pdf?handle=3CD053B4F8D54F9CBB93F8D6D5572C27
Torradovirus lycopersici (as Amaranthus) (TOTV00) Wild/Weed