EPPO Global Database

Bougainvillea spectabilis(BOUSP)

Pests

Organism Type
Aleurothrixus floccosus (as Bougainvillea) (ALTHFL) Host
Aphis citricidus (TOXOCI) Host
* Michaud JP (1998) A review of the literature on Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) (Homoptera: Aphididae). Florida Entomologist 81(1), 37-61.
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato (as Bougainvillea) (XYLBFO) Host
* van Rooyen E, Paap T, de Beer W, Townsend G, Fell S, Nel WJ, Morgan S, Hill M, Gonzalez A, Roets F (2021) The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 117(11/12). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/9736
------- As Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto. Non-reproductive host in South Africa.
Opogona sacchari (OPOGSC) Host
* Rotundo G, Tremblay E (1982) Preliminary observations on the sex pheromone of Opogona sacchari (Bojer)(Lepidoptera Hieroxestidae). Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri' 39, 123-132.
------- as Bougainvillea belmoreana.
Orthotospovirus impatiensnecromaculae (INSV00) Host
* Shahraeen N, Ghotbi T, Mahraban AH (2002) Occurrence of Impatiens necrotic spot virus in ornamentals in Mahallat and Tehran Provinces in Iran. Plant Disease 86(6), p 694.
Scirtothrips dorsalis (SCITDO) Host
* Mille CG, Cazères S , Jourdan H, Mound LA (2025) Biosecurity in a biodiversity hotspot: an updated checklist of the Thysanoptera fauna of New Caledonia. Advances in Entomology 13(1), 1-47. https://doi.org/10.4236/ae.2025.131001
Phenacoccus peruvianus (PHENPR) Major host
* von Ellenrieder N, Kinnee SA, Watson GW (2020) The bougainvillea mealybug, Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, in Granara de Willink & Szumik, 2007 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an invasive species new to North America, with a description of the adult male and new host records. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 96(2), 59-72.
Margarodes vitis (as Nyctaginaceae) (MARGVI) Wild/Weed
* Giliomee J, de Klerk C & Watson GW (2022) 3.3.4 Margarodes spp. In: Encyclopedia of Scale Insect Pests (Eds Kondo T & Watson GW), pp. 69-73. CAB International, Wallingford (UK).