EPPO Global Database

Annona muricata(ANUMU)

Pests

Organism Type
Scirtothrips dorsalis (SCITDO) Doubtful host
* López-Lima D, Tejeda-Reyes MA, Rodríguez-Málaga RD, López-Bautista E, Salinas-Castro A, Illescas-Riquelme CP (2023) New hosts, distribution, and color trap preferences of the invasive thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 58(4), 400-411. https://doi.org/10.18474/JES23-11
------- only adults, not considered as reproductive host. 
Rhynchophorus palmarum (RHYCPA) Experimental
* Hagley EAC (1965) On the life history and habits of the palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 58(1), 22-28.
------- Adult feeding on ripe fruit.

* Wattanapongsiri A (1966) A revision of the genera Rhynchophorus and Dynamis. Department of Agricultural Science Bulletin, Bangkok, Thailand.
Aleurocanthus spiniferus (ALECSN) Host
* Gillespie PS (2012) A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 3252, 1-42.
Aleurocanthus woglumi (ALECWO) Host
* Dubey AK, Ko CC (2012) Sexual dimorphism among species of Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Taiwan, with one new species and an identification key. Zootaxa 3177, 1–23.

* Nguyen R, Sailer RI, Hamon AB (1993) Catalogue of Aleyrodidae on citrus and their natural enemies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods 8, 57 pp.
------- A. woglumi does not complete one generation on this host.

* Shaw JG (1950) Hosts of the citrus blackfly in Mexico. United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. E-793, 3 pp.
------- A. woglumi does not complete one generation on this host.
Aleurodicus dugesii (as Annona) (ALEDDU) Host
Aleurothrixus trachoides (ALTRTR) Host
Anastrepha fraterculus (ANSTFR) Host
* Gonzalez Mendoza R (1952) Contribucion al estudio de las moscas Anastrepha en Colombia. Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía 12, 423–549.
Bactrocera carambolae (BCTRCB) Host
* Allwood AJ, Chinajariyawong A, Drew RAI., Hamacek EL., Hancock DL., Hengsawad C, Jipanin JC, Jirasurat M, Kong Krong C, Kritsaneepaiboon S, Leong CTS, Vijaysegaran S (1999) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South East Asia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology suppl 7, 1-92. 

* Liquido NJ, McQuate GT, Nakamichi KA, Kurashima RS, Birnbaum AL, Hanlin MA (2016) Provisional list of suitable host plants of carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew & Hancock (Diptera: Tephritidae), Version 1.1. Available online at USDA Compendium of Fruit Fly Host Information (CoFFHI). 
Bactrocera dorsalis (DACUDO) Host
* Allwood AJ, Chinajariyawong A, Kritsaneepaiboon S, Drew RAI, Hamacek EL, Hancock DL, Hengsawad C, Jinapin JC, Jirasurat M, Krong CK, Leong CTS, Vijaysegaran S (1999) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Southeast Asia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(7), 1-92.

* 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
Bactrocera passiflorae (BCTRPA) Host
* 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.
Bactrocera tryoni (DACUTR) Host
* Hancock D, Hamacek EL, Lloyd AC, Elson-Harris MM (2000) The distribution and host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 75 pp.

* Leblanc L, Vueti ET, Drew AI, Allwood AJ (2012) Host plant records for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) in the Pacific islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Society 44, 11-53.
Ceratitis anonae (CERTAN) Host
* INTERNET
True Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Ceratitis anonae. Specimens. http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/taxoninfo.html?id=56
------- Confirmed host.

* Nanga Nanga S, Hanna R, Fotso Kuate A, Fiaboe KK, Nchoutnji I, Ndjab M, Gnanvossou D, Mohamed SA, Ekesi S, Djieto-Lordon C (2022) Tephritid fruit fly species composition, seasonality, and fruit infestations in two central African agro-ecological zones. Insects 13(11), 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111045
Ceratitis capitata (CERTCA) Host
* Woods B, Lacey IB, Brockway CA, Johnstone CP (2005) Hosts of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Broome and the Broome Peninsula, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 44, 437-441.
Ceratitis cosyra (CERTCO) Host
* Mwatawala MW, De Meyer M, Makundi RH, Maerere AP (2009) Host range and distribution of fruit-infesting pestiferous fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in selected areas of Central Tanzania. Bulletin of entomological research 99(6), 629-641.
Ceratitis quilicii (CERTQI) Host
* Moquet L, Payet J, Glenac S, Delatte H (2021) Niche shift of tephritid species after the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) invasion in La Réunion. Diversity and Distributions. 27(1), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13172
Ceratitis rosa (CERTRO) Host
* INTERNET
True Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Ceratitis rosa. Specimens. http://projects.bebif.be/fruitfly/taxoninfo.html?id=62
------- Confirmed host.
Ceroplastes floridensis (CERPFL) 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.
Colletotrichum fructicola (COLLFC) Host
* EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health), Bragard C, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jacques M-A, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas-Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Thulke H-H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappala L,  Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Campese C, Maiorano A, Streissl F, Reignault PL (2021) Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Colletotrichum fructicola. EFSA Journal 19(8), 6803, 41 pp
Elasmopalpus lignosellus (ELASLI) 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.
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato (XYLBFO) Host
* Schuler H, Witkowski R, van de Vossenberg B, Hoppe B, Mittelbach M, Bukovinszki T, Schwembacher S, van de Meulengraaf B, Lange U, Rode S, Andriolo A (2022) Recent invasion and eradication of two members of the Euwallacea fornicatus species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from tropical greenhouses in Europe. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02929-w
------- host in Italy.
Euwallacea perbrevis (as Annona) (EUWAPE) Host
* Smith SM, Gomez DF, Beaver RA, Hulcr J, Cognato AI (2019) Reassessment of the species in the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) complex after the rediscovery of the ‘lost’ type specimen. Insects 10, 261. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090261
------- Recorded as a host of 'Euwallacea nr. fornicatus'.
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PHENHI) Host
* Cham AK, Luna-Esquivel G, Robles-Bermudez A, Rios-Velasco C, Coronado-Blanco JM, Cambero-Campos OJ (2019) Insects associated with the soursop (Annona muricata L.) crop in Nayarit, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 102(2), 359-365. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0211
-------- In Nayarit state, Mexico.

* Martins dos S. D, Fornazier MJ, Peronti ALBG, Culik MP, Souza CAS, Taques RC, Zanuncio Jr JS, Queiroz RB (2019) Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Brazil: recent spread, natural enemies, and new hosts. Florida Entomologist 102(2), 438-443.  https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0225
------- Confirmed host in Brazil.
Paraleyrodes minei (PARYMI) Host
* Sundararaj R, Krishnan S, Sumalatha BV (2021) Invasion and expansion of exotic whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in India and their economic importance. Phytoparasitica 49(5), 851-863.
Parasaissetia nigra (SAISNI) Host
* Cham AK, Luna-Esquivel G, Robles-Bermudez A, Rios-Velasco C, Coronado-Blanco JM, Cambero-Campos OJ (2019) Insects associated with the soursop (Annona muricata L.) crop in Nayarit, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 102(2), 359-365. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0211
-------- In Nayarit state, Mexico.
Phenacoccus solenopsis (PHENSO) Host
* Pacheco da Silva VC, Kaydan MB, Silva-Torres CSAD, Torres JB (2019) Mealybug species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) on soursop and sugar apple (Annonaceae) in North-East Brazil, with description of a new species of Pseudococcus Westwood. Zootaxa 4604(3): 525–538
Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica (as Annona) (PHYTNP) Host
Tetranychus mexicanus (as Annona) (TETRME) Host
* Sousa J de, Gondim Jr G & Lofego A (2010) Biologia de Tetranychus mexicanus (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) em Três Espécies de Annonaceae. Neotropical Entomology, 39(3), 319–323

* Demite PR, Flechtmann CHW & Feres RJF (2016) Tetranychidae (acari) in forest fragments in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Acarologia, 56(4), 435–449.

* Flechtmann CH & Baker EW (1975) A report on the Tetranychidae (Acari) of Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 19(3), 111–112.
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (ARGPLE) Host
* Adom M, Fening K, Billah M, Wilson D, Hevi W, Clottey V,  Ansah-Amprofi F, Bruce A (2021) Pest status, bio-ecology and management of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implication for international trade. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 111(1), 17-30. doi:10.1017/S0007485320000358
------- intercepted on A. muricata (from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda)
Unaspis citri (UNASCI) Host
* Williams DJ, Watson GW (1988) The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 1. The Armoured Scales (Diaspididae). CABI Wallingford, UK, 290 pp.
Xylosandrus compactus (XYLSCO) 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
Tetranychus mexicanus (TETRME) Major host
* de Sousa JM, Gondim MGC, Lofego AC, de Moraes SJ (2015) Mites on Annonaceae species in northeast Brazil and in the state of Para. Acarologia 55(1): 5–18 (2015) DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20152147
------- confirmed host