EPPO Global Database

Brachiaria plantaginea(BRAPL)

Pests

Organism Type
Diabrotica virgifera zeae (DIABVZ) Host
* Mitchell SB, Ciha AJ & Tollefson JJ (2010) Corn Rootworm Biology and Management - Crop Adviser Institute. Available at https://masters.agron.iastate.edu/files/mitchellsteven-cc.pdf (accessed on 2021-11-25)
------- Larval host.
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.
Xylella fastidiosa (XYLEFA) Host
* EFSA (2024) Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA Journal 22, e8898. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898
------- Subspecies unknown.