EPPO Global Database

Brachychiton populneus(BYHPO)

Pests

Organism Type
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato (XYLBFO) Host
* University of California. Invasive shot hole borers. ISHB reproductive hosts. https://ucanr.edu/sites/pshb/pest-overview/ishb-reproductive-hosts/ (last accessed 2021-03)
-------- Reproductive host (infection usually causes branch dieback)
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto (EUWAWH) Host
* Mendel Z, Lynch SC, Eskalen A, Protasov A, Maymon M, Freeman S (2021) What determines host range and reproductive performance of an invasive ambrosia beetle Euwallacea fornicatus; lessons from Israel and California. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4, 654702.
------- Reproductive host tree in California (US) but non reproductive host tree in Israel.
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (PHMPOM) Host
* Streets RB (1937) Phymatotrichum (cotton or Texas) root rot in Arizona. Technical Bulletin, Arizona University College of Agriculture No. 71. 
------- as Sterculia diversifolia