EPPO Global Database

Commelina benghalensis(COMBE)

Pests

Organism Type
Diabrotica virgifera zeae (as Commelina) (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 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.
Spodoptera ornithogalli (as Commelina) (PRODOR) Host
* Brito R, Specht A, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Carneiro E, Santos FL, Roque-Specht VF, Mielke OHH, Casagrande MM (2019) Spodoptera marima: a new synonym of Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with notes on adult morphology, host plant use and genetic variation along its geographic range. Neotropical Entomology 48(3), 433-448.

* Comstock JA (1965) Ciclo biologico de Prodenia ornithogalli Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Serie Zoologia 36, 199-202.
Aleurodicus dispersus (ALEDDI) Wild/Weed
* Boopathi T (2022) New host plants, natural enemy complex and newly distributed potential areas of exotic spiralling whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in India. Phytoparasitica 50(2), 335-357.
Cilevirus leprosis (CILVC0) Wild/Weed
* Nunes MA, Bergamini MP, Coerini LF, Bastianel M, Novelli VM, Kitajima EW, Freitas-Astúa J (2012) Citrus leprosis virus C naturally infecting Commelina benghalensis, a prevalent monocot weed of citrus orchards in Brazil. Plant Dis.ease 96(5), 770. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-11-0925-PDN
Citrus leprosis disease (CILV00) Wild/Weed
* Nunes MA, Bergamini MP, Coerini LF, Bastianel M, Novelli VM, Kitajima EW, Freitas-Astúa J (2012) Citrus leprosis virus C naturally infecting Commelina benghalensis, a prevalent monocot weed of citrus orchards in Brazil. Plant Dis.ease 96(5), 770. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-11-0925-PDN
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (CORBFL) Wild/Weed
* Nascimento DM, Oliveira LR, Melo, LL, Silva JC, Somal JM, Girotto KT, Eburnea RP, Ribeiro-Junior ME, Sartori MMP, Silva Junior TAF, Maringoni AC (2020) Survival of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in weeds. Plant Pathology 69(7): 1357– 1367.  
Heterodera glycines (HETDGL) Wild/Weed
* Rocha LF, Gage KL, Pimentel MF, Bond JP, Fakhoury AM (2021) Weeds hosting the soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe): management implications in agroecological systems. Agronomy 11(1), 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11010146
Meloidogyne ethiopica (MELGET) Wild/Weed
* Bellé C, Ramos RF, Balardin RR, Nora DD & Kaspary TE (2020) Host weed species range of Meloidogyne ethiopica whitehead (Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae) found in Brazil. European Journal of Plant Pathology 156(3), 979-985.
-------In experiments, it was found to be a good host (RF>=1).
Meloidogyne graminicola (MELGGC) Wild/Weed
* Rusinque L, Maleita C, Abrantes I, Palomares-Rius JE, Inácio ML (2021) Meloidogyne graminicola - A threat to rice production: review update on distribution, biology, identification, and management. Biology 10, 1163. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111163
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (TOLCND) Wild/Weed
* Pant RP, Anuj B and Murari L (2018) Role of alternate host plants in the transmission of apical leaf curl disease of potato caused by tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus - potato (ToLCNDV-pot.) in Northern India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 88, 1258–1262
------- confirmed host.